Voters Reject Natural Gas Pipelines on Land Zoned for Parks and Recreation
Posted on Sep 17, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Voters Reject Natural Gas Pipelines on Land Zoned for Parks and Recreation
Residents of Clatsop County, Ore., voted yesterday to overturn a decision by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners that would have allowed a natural gas pipeline associated with the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal to cross land zoned as open spaces, parks, and recreation. The Daily Astorian provides additional...
U.S. State Department Endorses USTDA Grants for European LNG Projects
Posted on Sep 17, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. State Department Endorses USTDA Grants for European LNG Projects
Yesterday the U.S. Department of State released a statement supporting grants issued by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to the Lithuanian government and Romanian firm Romgaz to fund feasibility studies for LNG proposals in those countries. The statement went on to note that “[l]iquefied natural gas is part of a secure global energy future,” and that...
Trunkline LNG Back Online Following Hurricane Ike
Posted on Sep 17, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Trunkline LNG Back Online Following Hurricane Ike
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the Trunkline LNG import terminal in Lake Charles, La., came back online Tuesday. The facility was shut down in anticipation of Hurricane...
United States to Provide Assistance for LNG Feasibility Studies in Lithuania, Romania
Posted on Sep 16, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on United States to Provide Assistance for LNG Feasibility Studies in Lithuania, Romania
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has agreed to provide more than $800,000 to the government of Lithuania to determine the feasibility of an LNG import terminal in that country. Platts also reports that the USTDA will provide approximately $1 million to Romanian gas firm Romgaz to study the feasibility of an...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Sep 16, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Daily Astorian (opposed to the Bradwood Landing LNG project)