Ore. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge of LUBA Decision
Posted on Mar 9, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ore. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge of LUBA Decision
The Oregon Court of Appeals decided last Thursday to reject Columbia Riverkeeper’s bid to challenge a January Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision related to the Bradwood Landing LNG import project. LUBA’s January decision rejected 21 of the 23 issues raised by project opponents, but also remanded two issues back to the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners....
New Documents Available in Oregon Appeal of FERC Conditional Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Feb 26, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on New Documents Available in Oregon Appeal of FERC Conditional Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG
A number of documents regarding the State of Oregon’s Petition for Review of FERC’s conditional authorization of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal are now available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC, Delaware Argue Crown Landing Approval Before D.C. Circuit
Posted on Feb 23, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC, Delaware Argue Crown Landing Approval Before D.C. Circuit
LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that FERC and the State of Delaware presented oral arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding FERC’s conditional approval of the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal. Attorneys representing Delaware argued that the approval was granted improperly as Delaware had not issued required environmental...
Consulting Firm Files Suit Against Quoddy Bay LNG
Posted on Feb 19, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Consulting Firm Files Suit Against Quoddy Bay LNG
The Bangor Daily News reports that engineering consulting firm Coler & Colantonio Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Quoddy Bay LNG seeking unpaid fees and other costs for drafting documents used in Quoddy Bay LNG’s filings with FERC. According to the Daily News, the suit alleges that “Quoddy Bay is thinly capitalized, and may be...
Oregon AG Requests Stay of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Approval as Other Parties Seek to Appeal Conditional Approval
Posted on Feb 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon AG Requests Stay of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Approval as Other Parties Seek to Appeal Conditional Approval
John Kroger, Attorney General for the State of Oregon, has requested that FERC issue a stay that would prevent the Bradwood Landing LNG import project from moving forward until the State’s appeal of FERC’s conditional approval of the project pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is resolved. The Daily Astorian provides additional details. The Daily...
KBR Settles Charges of Bribery Related to Construction Contracts for Bonny Island LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 in Litigation | Comments Off on KBR Settles Charges of Bribery Related to Construction Contracts for Bonny Island LNG Terminal
Last week the U.S. Government and U.S. engineering firm Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (“KBR LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, Inc., agreed to settle pending charges that KBR LLC violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing Nigerian officials to award construction contracts for the Bonny Island LNG liquefaction terminal to KBR LLC. Court documents...