Oregon Officials Discuss Obama Administration’s Position on LNG Projects
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Officials Discuss Obama Administration’s Position on LNG Projects
Speaking to the Clackamas Review, two Oregon officials suggest that the Obama Administration is not moving quickly enough to address their concerns with the LNG permitting process.
January 2010 U.S. LNG Imports Double January 2009 Total
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on January 2010 U.S. LNG Imports Double January 2009 Total
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported in its Short-Term Energy Outlook this week that the United States imported twice as much LNG in January 2010 as it did a year earlier, approximately 60 Bcf. Reuters provides additional...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Shale Gas May Displace LNG in Europe (Business Week) Belgium’s Zeebrugge to Get Qatari LNG (Gulf Times) Hungarian PM Hopes Egypt Will Supply LNG to Hungary (UPI)
U.S. Group Files Formal Opposition to Calais LNG
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Group Files Formal Opposition to Calais LNG
Save Passamaquoddy Bay, an organization opposed to LNG import projects in Maine, has submitted its formal opposition to the Calais LNG import project to FERC. The group’s filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP10-31 and the Telegraph-Journal offers additional...
Mass. Town Increases In-House Role in LNG Opposition
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Town Increases In-House Role in LNG Opposition
Having expended its LNG budget for the year, the City of Fall River, Mass., plans to rely on its in-house team to handle more issues related to its ongoing opposition to the Weaver’s Cove LNG regasification project. The Herald News reports that the town’s outside counsel will retain a role but currently is working only on a “task-by-task”...