Project Opponent Says Weaver’s Cove LNG Plan “On Life Support”
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Project Opponent Says Weaver’s Cove LNG Plan “On Life Support”
Following the announcement earlier this week that LNG imported via the Canaport LNG terminal has begun to be delivered to New England markets, U.S. Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) told the Fall River Herald News that “[i]t is clear that there is no regional demand for an LNG facility in Fall River.” Separately, Joe Carvalho of the Coalition for the Responsible Siting of...
Gulf LNG Representatives: Terminal Construction Proceeding on Schedule
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Representatives: Terminal Construction Proceeding on Schedule
Representatives of Gulf LNG Energy, a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., told the Mississippi Press that construction of the company’s LNG import terminal in Pascagoula, Miss., is proceeding on schedule and should be completed by late...
FERC Approves Pier Reinforcement Project for Cove Point LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pier Reinforcement Project for Cove Point LNG Terminal
Yesterday FERC authorized Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P. to move forward on the company’s Pier Reinforcement Project that will allow larger LNG vessels to service the terminal. In its order, FERC rejected the oft-repeated concerns of local utility Washington Gas Light that regasified LNG causes leakage in its distribution pipelines. FERC’s authorization is available in the...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
LNG Needed to Diversify Europe’s Natural Gas Supply (New York Times) Gas Natural Gets Key Approval for Italy LNG Plant (Reuters)
County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Bradwood Landing LNG’s Positions on Outstanding Land Use Issues
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Bradwood Landing LNG’s Positions on Outstanding Land Use Issues
The Daily Astorian (Ore.) reports that last night the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners tentatively sided with Bradwood Landing LNG on two outstanding land use issues that had been remanded by Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals. The commissioners voted 4-1 to classify the Bradwood Landing LNG facility as “small to moderate” in scale and certified that the project...