AES Ocean Express Receives Extension of Time from FERC
Posted on Jan 26, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on AES Ocean Express Receives Extension of Time from FERC
FERC has granted an extension of time to construct and place in service the AES Ocean Express natural gas pipeline that will transport gas from a receipt point on the maritime boundary between the United States and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to onshore delivery points in Broward County, Florida. FERC’s decision granting an extension until January 29, 2012, is available in...
Platts: Excelerate Cargo Holding Offshore Mass. May be Contributing to Lower Regional Gas Prices
Posted on Jan 23, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Platts: Excelerate Cargo Holding Offshore Mass. May be Contributing to Lower Regional Gas Prices
A piece in Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] suggests that an LNG vessel waiting to unload at Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port off the Massachusetts coast may be contributing to relatively low regional natural gas prices during the winter...
Oregon Congressman “Extremely Disappointed” by FERC’s Decision on Rehearing Requests in the Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jan 23, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon Congressman “Extremely Disappointed” by FERC’s Decision on Rehearing Requests in the Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Congressman David Wu (D-Ore.) released a statement last week saying that he is “extremely disappointed” by FERC’s decision to deny requests for rehearing in the Bradwood Landing LNG project proceeding and that he hopes the new Obama Administration will urge FERC to “fully consider the impact that a [sic] LNG terminal would have on the environment, local...
Park Commission Reiterates Opposition to Downeast LNG Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Park Commission Reiterates Opposition to Downeast LNG Project
The Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, representing a park located in the Bay of Fundy, filed comments with FERC earlier this week responding to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterway Suitability Report for the Downeast LNG regasification terminal project and reiterating its opposition to the facility. The comments are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Local Groups Organize Opposition to Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Groups Organize Opposition to Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port Project
The Independent (Aberdeen, N. J.) reports that a number of local environmental groups met last week to organize opponents of the Safe Harbor LNG deepwater port project and to make plans to attend two upcoming public meetings on the...