Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
The Baltimore Sun reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit will hear oral arguments today regarding Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDOE) denial of a water quality certification for the LNG proposal. The MDOE denied the certification because Sparrows Point LNG did not provide an adequate plan for...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 23, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
RWE Creates Dutch Gas Contract; LNG Implications (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required] Italian Government Decides No Environmental Compatibility Decree Needed for Pipeline Associated with OLT LNG (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription...
Canadian Municipality Required to Pay More Than $1M for Site of Maple LNG Project
Posted on Sep 23, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian Municipality Required to Pay More Than $1M for Site of Maple LNG Project
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board determined this week that an individual landowner who owns property that would be used to build the proposed Maple LNG project, as well as serve as the point where an offshore gas pipeline comes ashore, should have been paid more than $1 million when his land was appropriated by the local government for the energy projects. Previously, the...
Canadian Prime Minister Reiterates Opposition to LNG Vessel Traffic in Canadian Waters of Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Sep 22, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Canadian Prime Minister Reiterates Opposition to LNG Vessel Traffic in Canadian Waters of Head Harbour Passage
According to the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated his government’s opposition to LNG vessel traffic in the Canadian waters of Head Harbour Passage on a recent visit to Washington, DC, including to U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). Also speaking to the issue, Greg Thompson, a Member of Parliament from New Brunswick and a...
Rhode Island Requests Reconsideration of USCG Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
Posted on Sep 21, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Requests Reconsideration of USCG Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has requested that the U.S. Coast Guard reconsider its Letter of Recommendation for waterway suitability regarding the Weaver’s Cove LNG offshore berthing proposal. RIDEM’s request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....