Oregon Rep. to Push Legislation Giving States Greater Role in LNG Siting
Posted on Aug 17, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon Rep. to Push Legislation Giving States Greater Role in LNG Siting
Last week Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) announced that he will introduce legislation that would give states final authority over the siting of LNG facilities, stripping FERC of its authority over the siting process. Congressman Wu’s bill will serve as companion legislation to S. 3056 proposed by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D). The Daily Astorian provides additional...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 17, 2010 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Gaz-System Provides Additional Capital to Polskie LNG (Warsaw Business Journal)
Maine Extends Time for Calais LNG to Secure New Financial Support
Posted on Aug 16, 2010 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Extends Time for Calais LNG to Secure New Financial Support
Last week the Maine Board of Environmental Protection granted Calais LNG’s request for a one-month extension to secure new investors for the project. The Bangor Daily News reports that an official with Calais LNG said that efforts to securing additional financial support are ongoing and that “[w]e are finding interested...
Alaskan Governor Offers Conditional Support for Continued Exports from Kenai LNG
Posted on Aug 16, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Alaskan Governor Offers Conditional Support for Continued Exports from Kenai LNG
Last week Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell’s administration offered its conditional support for the application filed by ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil to continue exporting LNG from the Kenai liquefaction facility. The Administration stated in its comments to the U.S. Dept. of Energy that it supports continued exports if “local utility gas supply needs are met, particularly...
Weaver’s Cove Energy Objects to Activities of Local LNG Committee
Posted on Aug 12, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Objects to Activities of Local LNG Committee
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that Weaver’s Cove Energy has objected by letter to a number of the activities of the LNG Threat Committee established by Jamestown, R.I., and also has submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking “all available documents” associated with the committee’s...