Oregon State Senator Claims LNG Storage Tanks Enter Protected Airspace
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon State Senator Claims LNG Storage Tanks Enter Protected Airspace
Oregon State Sen. Betsy Johnson told the Daily Astorian [subscription required] that she believes that the storage tanks designed for the proposed Oregon LNG regasification terminal project intrude upon protected airspace surrounding the airport in Warrenton, Ore. Oregon LNG chief executive Peter Hansen said his company submitted an application to the Federal Aviation Administration to...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal Seek State Investigation of Polling Practices
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal Seek State Investigation of Polling Practices
As a referendum approaches on the Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners’ decision to allow the construction of natural gas pipelines on land designated as open space, parks, or recreational, The Oregonian reports that opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal have requested that Oregon’s secretary of state investigate what project opponents describe as...
Connecticut Attorney General Files Brief Opposing Broadwater Energy
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Attorney General Files Brief Opposing Broadwater Energy
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced late last week that his office has filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Commerce formally opposing Broadwater Energy’s appeal of New York State’s decision to oppose the project. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] offers additional...
Weaver’s Cove Opponents Hold Demonstration
Posted on Aug 19, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Opponents Hold Demonstration
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) provides coverage of a demonstration held last weekend by opponents of the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG project.
Report: Capital Expenditures in Global LNG Industry to Double Over Next Five Years
Posted on Aug 19, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Report: Capital Expenditures in Global LNG Industry to Double Over Next Five Years
A report released by energy analysis firm Douglas-Westwood predicts that global capital expenditures in the LNG industry will total $106 billion between 2008 and 2012, more than double the total expenditure for the previous five years, including increases in North America, where the report argues the limits of domestic gas production “are becoming...