Concerned About Changes in Enforcement of Endangered Species Act
Posted on Sep 19, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Concerned About Changes in Enforcement of Endangered Species Act
The Capital (Annapolis, Md.) reports that a number of groups opposed to the Sparrows Point LNG terminal are concerned that changes to the regulatory enforcement of the Endangered Species Act could allow the terminal to move forward more easily. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of the Interior told the newspaper that the changes were designed to “remove a lot of the backlog...
Analysis: Debate Continues on Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 19, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Analysis: Debate Continues on Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Oregonian provides an analysis of the current status of the Bradwood Landing LNG project following FERC’s conditional approval of the project announced yesterday.
FERC Expected to Address Bradwood Landing LNG Application Today
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Expected to Address Bradwood Landing LNG Application Today
FERC is expected to issue a decision on the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal application at its meeting scheduled for today. They are expected to approve the project, conditioned on, among other things, state agencies granting certain approvals as well. The Oregonian offers additional...
FERC Authorizes Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Today FERC approved the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal, the first LNG import project authorized for the U.S. West Coast. FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the Commission’s primary focus is “safety considerations” and that the authorization is conditioned on the project meeting over one hundred stipulations to “assure safety and mitigate environmental...
Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developers Respond to Referendum
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developers Respond to Referendum
The Daily Astorian provides coverage of LNG terminal developer NorthernStar Natural Gas Co.’s reactions to Clatsop County’s referendum banning natural gas pipelines from crossing park lands. According to the newspaper, NorthernStar officials claim that the referendum, which would affect a planned route for a pipeline associated with the terminal, has “no meaningful...