Dominion Announces Cove Point LNG Expansion Project in Full Commercial Service
Posted on Mar 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion Announces Cove Point LNG Expansion Project in Full Commercial Service
Dominion announced late last week that its Cove Point LNG Expansion Project has entered full commercial service. The press release notes that a subsidiary of StatoilHydro ASA has contracted for all of the new LNG regasification...
Calais LNG Hosts Community Meeting
Posted on Mar 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG Hosts Community Meeting
Calais LNG hosted a public meeting last week to receive comments regarding its proposed LNG import terminal and told the Bangor Daily News that it received a positive response to the project. Two Calais officials, the mayor and city manager, cited potential for economic development and told the Bangor Daily News that the meeting was “positive.” According to the publication,...
New Brunswick, Maine Announce ‘Energy Corridor’
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick, Maine Announce ‘Energy Corridor’
Fueled by a plan from Irving Oil to develop a 1,500 MW electric transmission line from New Brunswick to the New England States, yesterday New Brunswick Premiere Shawn Graham and Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) announced the creation of a cross-border “energy corridor,” that will consist of new generation and transmission capacity. Jeff Matthews, Irving’s Director of...
House Passes Measure to Designate Taunton River ‘Wild and Scenic’
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on House Passes Measure to Designate Taunton River ‘Wild and Scenic’
On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives approved an omnibus federal lands package that would designate part of the Taunton River as “wild and scenic” under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, effectively ending the bid by Weaver’s Cove LNG to site a regasification facility there. An identical measure already has been approved by the Senate; the bill now heads to...
Coast Guard to Establish Temporary Security Zone near Freeport LNG
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard to Establish Temporary Security Zone near Freeport LNG
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary final rule establishing a temporary security zone around the Freeport LNG Basin, banning non-exempt vessels from transiting the area. Read more in the Federal...