Editorial: Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port a Positive Development
Posted on May 28, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port a Positive Development
An editorial carried by the Newburyport Daily News (Mass.) reports that the reaction to Excelerate Energy’s newly operational Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port has been generally...
Company Officials Provide Status Updates on Three Delayed LNG Terminals
Posted on May 28, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Company Officials Provide Status Updates on Three Delayed LNG Terminals
The Corpus Christi Caller (Texas) reports that officials from the firms developing three approved LNG terminals offered status updates on their respective projects: Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG; Occidental Energy Ventures’ Ingleside LNG; and 4Gas’ Vista Del Sol LNG. The company representatives cited elevated construction costs and global market conditions as...
City Council Discusses Strategy for Continued Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on May 28, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City Council Discusses Strategy for Continued Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The City Council of Fall River, Mass., met last night to discuss strategy for continued opposition to the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal proposal. The Herald News reports that one city official suggested pursuing a “more selective litigation strategy,” as a means to keep costs...
SES LNG Halts Project Development
Posted on May 27, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SES LNG Halts Project Development
The Cunningham Report said Sunday that Sound Energy Solutions (SES) has halted development of its LNG import terminal proposed for the Port of Long Beach in Southern California. Tom Giles, president and CEO of SES, said he “can’t foresee any basis on which we can continue the project.” Giles went on to note that the company’s Long Beach offices are expected to...
Mass. Attorney General’s Office Responds to Weaver’s Cove LNG Suit
Posted on May 27, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Attorney General’s Office Responds to Weaver’s Cove LNG Suit
According to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General responded to the suit recently filed by Weaver’s Cove Energy by saying that Massachusetts has 20 days to reply and called the suit a “new attempt to avoid state environmental review.” The statement goes on to note that the attorney general’s office “will...