Ore. Attorney General Voices Support for Use of Domestic Natural Gas Over LNG
Posted on Feb 6, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ore. Attorney General Voices Support for Use of Domestic Natural Gas Over LNG
John Kroger, attorney general for the State of Oregon, told the Daily Astorian that he believes the United States should use its domestic natural gas resources instead of constructing LNG terminals to import natural gas from foreign sources. Kroger also said that he hopes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will overturn FERC’s conditional approval of the Bradwood...
Oregon Appeals FERC’s Conditional Approval of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Jan 27, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Appeals FERC’s Conditional Approval of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The State of Oregon has filed an appeal of FERC’s conditional approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. According to The Oregonian, Oregon alleges that FERC improperly issued conditional approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project before the state processed its permits and before a sufficient analysis of the...
Oregon Gov. Pledges to Challenge FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG in Court
Posted on Jan 16, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Gov. Pledges to Challenge FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG in Court
The Associated Press (carried via The Oregonian) reports that Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) has promised to challenge FERC’s conditional authorization of the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification project in federal court, following a FERC order released yesterday denying a rehearing on the matter. Business and labor officials spoke out in support of the latest FERC order....
DC District Court Affirms MARAD’s Designation of New Jersey as “Adjacent Coastal State” in Safe Harbor Energy Proceeding
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Litigation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DC District Court Affirms MARAD’s Designation of New Jersey as “Adjacent Coastal State” in Safe Harbor Energy Proceeding
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a memorandum opinion and order upholding the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) designation of New Jersey as an adjacent coastal state in the Safe Harbor Energy deepwater port licensing proceeding. Under the Deepwater Port Act, governors of adjacent coastal states have the authority to veto proposed...
Jordan Cove LNG Opponent Takes Objection to Oregon Supreme Court
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Opponent Takes Objection to Oregon Supreme Court
A local opponent of the Jordan Cove LNG proposal has filed a petition for review of the Coos County (Ore.) approval of the project application with the Oregon Supreme Court. The appeal was prompted by the petitioner’s concern that Coos County failed to take into account the risk of tsunamis when it approved the application. Read more in the Coos Bay...
New York Agencies Seek Judicial Review of FERC’s Approval of Broadwater LNG
Posted on Nov 26, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Agencies Seek Judicial Review of FERC’s Approval of Broadwater LNG
The New York State Departments of State and Environmental Conservation have joined Suffolk County in petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seeking judicial review of FERC’s approval of the Broadwater LNG project. The Times Review (Suffolk, N.Y.) reports that the petition claims that FERC violated the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, the Clean Water Act,...