Rhode Island Bill Granting Authority Over LNG Emergency Response Plans Becomes Law
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Bill Granting Authority Over LNG Emergency Response Plans Becomes Law
The Providence Journal reports that a bill passed last month by the Rhode Island General Assembly, granting the General Assembly and all Rhode Island cities and towns on the Narragansett and Mount Hope bays authority to approve any emergency response plans for the transportation of LNG through state waters, has become...
North Carolina Property Rezoned to Permit Construction of LNG Peak-Shaving Facility
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Storage | Comments Off on North Carolina Property Rezoned to Permit Construction of LNG Peak-Shaving Facility
The Fayetteville Observer reports that the Robeson County Board of Commissioners rezoned a 683-acre site in Smiths Township, N.C., from residential agriculture to heavy industrial in order to allow Piedmont Natural Gas to construct a 1.25 Bcf LNG peak-shaving facility. According to the news report, a recess was called to give company officials an opportunity to speak with local...
National Park Service Requests Supplemental Environmental Review of Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on National Park Service Requests Supplemental Environmental Review of Bradwood Landing LNG
In a letter sent to FERC, the National Park Service recommends that FERC should prepare a Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. Specifically, the letter notes that the environmental impacts of improving the access road to the proposed terminal site, potential impacts to the Lewis and Clark National Historic...
Mass. Attorney General Files Comments on Weaver’s Cove Offshore LNG Unloading Proposal
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Attorney General Files Comments on Weaver’s Cove Offshore LNG Unloading Proposal
Earlier this week, Martha Coakley, the Attorney General for Massachusetts, filed comments with FERC expressing concern that, for purposes of the environmental review, Weaver’s Cove Energy’s proposed offshore LNG unloading project should not be considered as an independent project from the original Weaver’s Cove onshore proposal. The comments are available under...
EIA Lowers LNG Import Forecast for 2008 Again
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on EIA Lowers LNG Import Forecast for 2008 Again
In its most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration again lowered its forecast of LNG imports to the United States from 530 Bcf to 480 Bcf for 2008, citing “delays in new liquefaction projects and persistent world...