FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Yesterday FERC issued an order denying requests for a stay and for rehearing filed by the State of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The State of Oregon requested a stay pending the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Oregon’s appeal of the Commission’s January 2009 rehearing order affirming its prior...
Oregon LNG Files Suit Against Port of Astoria
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Files Suit Against Port of Astoria
On July 22, 2009, Oregon LNG filed suit in U.S. District Court against the Port of Astoria. According to Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen, the lawsuit is a precautionary measure intended to protect his company’s investment in the 96-acre site planned for development if the Port decides not to renew the state lease next month. The Port Commission signed a pass through lease agreement...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jul 9, 2009 in Litigation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Centrica: UK Needs Long-Term LNG Supply Contracts (Wall Street Journal) GDF Suez Offers French LNG Import Capacity in Response to EU Antitrust Probe (Yahoo Finance) Spain’s Enagas Says Cartagena’s LNG Expansion to Be Complete in July (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
Local Utility to Withdraw Objection to Renewal of Kenai LNG’s Export License
Posted on May 14, 2009 in Liquefaction, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Local Utility to Withdraw Objection to Renewal of Kenai LNG’s Export License
The Anchorage Daily News reports that the Alaskan local utility Chugach Electric Association has agreed to a natural gas supply agreement with ConocoPhillips for gas extracted from the Cook Inlet. Under the terms of the agreement, Chugach will withdraw its petition for review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s reauthorization of the license permitting ConocoPhillips and Marathon...
National Marine Fisheries Service Seeks Review of Bradwood Landing Approval
Posted on Mar 23, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on National Marine Fisheries Service Seeks Review of Bradwood Landing Approval
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service, filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, requesting review of both FERC’s September order granting conditional approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project and the agency’s January order denying rehearing. The DOJ’s filing joins...
D.C. Circuit Reaffirms FERC’s Conditioning of Crown Landing LNG Project on Authorization by Delaware
Posted on Mar 16, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Reaffirms FERC’s Conditioning of Crown Landing LNG Project on Authorization by Delaware
In dismissing the State of Delaware’s petition for review of FERC’s authorization of the Crown Landing LNG import project, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reaffirmed FERC’s conditional order approving the project subject to certain environmental approvals by Delaware. The state had sought a rejection of Crown Landing’s application...