Hess LNG Says Rhode Island Law Will Not Affect Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Posted on Jul 1, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Hess LNG Says Rhode Island Law Will Not Affect Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Hess LNG CEO Gordon Shearer told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that he does not expect a Rhode Island law requiring at least thirty feet of clearance between the bottom of a bridge and a marine vessel carrying certain kinds of cargo to affect the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Shearer declined to say whether his company planned to challenge the law in court.
Separately, the Jamestown LNG Threat Committee met to discuss plans for the creation of a “Congress of Councils” comprised of local town council members and Wampanoag Nation leaders who oppose the Weaver’s Cove LNG proposal. Read more in the Jamestown Press.