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Alabama Governor Approves TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port

Alabama Governor Bob Riley (R) announced yesterday that he has approved the TORP Bienville LNG deepwater port proposed for offshore Alabama. Governor Riley cited TORP’s plan to employ a “closed loop” regasification system and the potential economic benefits of the project as key factors in his decision. The Press-Register provides further...

Maine Official to Meet with Calais LNG Representatives Today

Maine Board of Environmental Protection Chair Susan Lessard plans to meet with representatives of Calais LNG regarding the company’s request for a delay in the processing of their application. The Telegraph-Journal provides further...

European LNG Headlines

Lithuania May Share Klaipeda LNG Terminal with Latvia, Estonia (Bloomberg) Romanian President Basescu: AGRI Is a Pioneering Project on Liquefied Natural Gas (Financiarul.ro) GDF Suez Turns to Adriatic LNG (ICIS Heren) [Subscription...

Hearing on Calais LNG Project to Go Forward This Week as Scheduled

Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Calais LNG requested another delay of a planned public hearing before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP). However, WBZTV.com reports that the BEP denied the request. According to the news report, the hearing will convene...

FERC Plans Public Meeting on Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal

Yesterday FERC announced that it would accept public comment on the proposal for regional truck deliveries of LNG originating from the Elba Island LNG terminal. A public hearing will be held September 29, 2010. The Savannah Morning News offers additional coverage. In addition, this past weekend the Savannah Morning News published an editorial encouraging local officials to gather...

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