Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Favor of Oregon LNG in Dispute with Port of Astoria
Posted on Mar 12, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Favor of Oregon LNG in Dispute with Port of Astoria
Judge Michael Mosman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has adopted a federal magistrate’s recommendation to grant a preliminary injunction in a contract dispute between Oregon LNG and the Port of Astoria. Judge Mosman’s order requires the Port to “take immediate steps to provide the additional thirty-year term specified” under the contract...
Louisiana Appellate Court Hears Oral Arguments in Dispute Over Cameron LNG Site
Posted on Mar 8, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Louisiana Appellate Court Hears Oral Arguments in Dispute Over Cameron LNG Site
KPLC News (Lake Charles, LA) reports that the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal heard oral arguments last week in the ongoing dispute between the Port of Lake Charles and the West Cameron Port Authority over whether Lake Charles has the authority to lease land to Sempra LNG for the Cameron LNG import...
NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has voluntarily dismissed its petition for review filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of FERC’s approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project. The motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No. 09-70770 and the Seattle Post Intelligencer provides further...
Local Residents Appeal FERC’s Approval of AES Sparrows Point LNG Project to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
Posted on Feb 15, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Residents Appeal FERC’s Approval of AES Sparrows Point LNG Project to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
A number of local residents have filed an appeal of FERC’s approval of the AES Sparrows Point LNG import project with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Documents regarding this appeal should be available in the PACER system soon and the Baltimore Sun offers further...
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”...
U.S. District Court Judge Adopts Magistrate’s Recommendations in Favor of Oregon LNG
Posted on Feb 3, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. District Court Judge Adopts Magistrate’s Recommendations in Favor of Oregon LNG
Last week U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman adopted the recommendations of a federal magistrate in resolving a dispute between Oregon LNG and the Port of Astoria. The opinion, available in the PACER system under Docket No. CV 09-847-JE, concludes that Oregon LNG properly exercised its option to extend a sublease with the Port of Astoria, which must now extend the underlying...