Massachusetts, Rhode Island Senators Encourage Colleagues to Prevent FERC Approval of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Nov 5, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Massachusetts, Rhode Island Senators Encourage Colleagues to Prevent FERC Approval of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
United States Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) circulated a letter among their colleagues on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development encouraging them to prohibit FERC from using federal funds to approve the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The senators’ request mirrors a provision...
Savannah-Chatham School District Officials to Investigate Potential Risks of LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Posted on Nov 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Savannah-Chatham School District Officials to Investigate Potential Risks of LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
The Savannah-Chatham School Board voted 6-3 against a resolution opposing the Southeast LNG proposal to transport LNG from the Elba Island terminal via truck. School board officials instructed the district’s superintendent to investigate the potential risks to nearby school facilities posed by the project. Read more in the Savannah Morning...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 4, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Lithuania Plans to Build LNG Terminal by 2014 (The Baltic Course) Ukraine Discloses Potential LNG Sources (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 3, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Ukraine to Launch First LNG Terminal (Gulf Times) French LNG Injections Return to Normal After Strike Ends (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
Alaskan Utilities Studying LNG Imports
Posted on Nov 3, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Utilities Studying LNG Imports
A number of Alaskan local utilities are considering the feasibility of LNG imports in the coming years should local natural gas supplies fail to meet local demands. One utility executive told Platts LNG Daily that Shell has expressed interest in supplying LNG to Alaskan customers. [Subscription...