Miss. Senate Defeats Bill to Repeal Gulf LNG Tax Allocation
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Miss. Senate Defeats Bill to Repeal Gulf LNG Tax Allocation
The Mississippi State Senate voted 25-20 against a bill that would repeal a law passed in 2007 allocating ad valorem taxes paid by the Gulf LNG import terminal, as well as other industrial facilities, to four local school districts, instead of solely to the Pascagoula School District. Read more in the Mississippi...
KBR Settles Charges of Bribery Related to Construction Contracts for Bonny Island LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 in Litigation | Comments Off on KBR Settles Charges of Bribery Related to Construction Contracts for Bonny Island LNG Terminal
Last week the U.S. Government and U.S. engineering firm Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (“KBR LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, Inc., agreed to settle pending charges that KBR LLC violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing Nigerian officials to award construction contracts for the Bonny Island LNG liquefaction terminal to KBR LLC. Court documents...
Editorial: Bradwood Landing LNG Project an “Economic Booster Shot”
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Bradwood Landing LNG Project an “Economic Booster Shot”
An editorial carried by The Oregonian notes that the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import project represents a substantial investment in the state economy and argues that Oregon’s elected officials should work closely with project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas Co. to ensure that the project meets the state’s environmental...
Downeast Pipeline Releases Results of Non-Binding Open Season for Pipeline Capacity
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast Pipeline Releases Results of Non-Binding Open Season for Pipeline Capacity
Downeast Pipeline, LLC, a pipeline associated with the proposed Downeast LNG regasification terminal, has filed the results of its non-binding Open Season for pipeline capacity. Downeast Pipeline states that its affiliate, Downeast LNG Trading, LLC, submitted the only bid for capacity. Downeast Pipeline’s filing with FERC is available under Docket No. CP07-53 in the...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Requests Further Information from AES Sparrows Point
Posted on Feb 10, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Requests Further Information from AES Sparrows Point
Last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested further information from AES Sparrows Point regarding its proposed LNG regasification terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure. The request seeks information that demonstrates compliance with a number of federal statutes, documents attempts at securing an alternative site for the project, and addresses several environmental...