Canadian Ambassador Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Vessel Traffic Through Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Ambassador Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Vessel Traffic Through Head Harbour Passage
In a letter to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responding to the recently filed application of Calais LNG, the new Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Gary Doer, reiterated the Canadian federal government’s position that it will not permit LNG vessels to transit through Canadian waters in Passamaquoddy Bay or Head Harbour Passage. Ambassador Doer’s letter notes that ...
R.I. Town Adopts Resolution Opposing Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Feb 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on R.I. Town Adopts Resolution Opposing Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
At its meeting this week, the Jamestown Town Council adopted a resolution opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Read more in the Jamestown Press. Separately, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has informed Weaver’s Cove that it must obtain a RIDEM water quality certification and dredging permit prior to any construction activities associated...
Mass. Governor Satisfied with Security Procedures for Yemeni LNG Deliveries to Everett Terminal
Posted on Feb 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Governor Satisfied with Security Procedures for Yemeni LNG Deliveries to Everett Terminal
Governor Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) told WHDH News that he is satisfied with the security precautions that will be taken when vessels deliver Yemeni LNG cargos to the Everett LNG import facility near...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Feb 4, 2010 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
IEA Slams Italy for LNG, Other Infrastructure Delays (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] New Power Plant to Keep Dragon LNG Terminal Supplied (Milford Mercury) Bulgaria, Turkey to Cooperate on Possible Liquefaction Project (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
U.S. District Court Judge Adopts Magistrate’s Recommendations in Favor of Oregon LNG
Posted on Feb 3, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. District Court Judge Adopts Magistrate’s Recommendations in Favor of Oregon LNG
Last week U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman adopted the recommendations of a federal magistrate in resolving a dispute between Oregon LNG and the Port of Astoria. The opinion, available in the PACER system under Docket No. CV 09-847-JE, concludes that Oregon LNG properly exercised its option to extend a sublease with the Port of Astoria, which must now extend the underlying...