Alaskan Utility Files Petition for Review of Kenai LNG Export License Reauthorization
Posted on Nov 10, 2008 in Liquefaction, Litigation | Comments Off on Alaskan Utility Files Petition for Review of Kenai LNG Export License Reauthorization
Chugach Electric Association, an Alaskan electric utility, has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to review the Department of Energy’s decision to extend the license permitting ConocoPhillips and Marathon to export natural gas from their Kenai LNG liquefaction facility. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Chugach is concerned that the continued...
Suffolk County Challenges FERC Orders in Broadwater LNG Proceeding
Posted on Oct 27, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Suffolk County Challenges FERC Orders in Broadwater LNG Proceeding
Suffolk County (N.Y.) has filed a Petition for Review of two FERC orders in the Broadwater LNG proceeding with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Suffolk County’s filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Oregon Appeals Court Upholds LUBA Ruling in Jordan Cove LNG Zoning Proceeding
Posted on Oct 24, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Appeals Court Upholds LUBA Ruling in Jordan Cove LNG Zoning Proceeding
The Coos Bay World reports that on Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision in the Jordan Cove LNG zoning proceeding. The local activist who brought the suit told the World that he intended to appeal all the way to the Oregon Supreme...
Dominion Reacts to FERC Order in Cove Point Expansion Proceeding
Posted on Oct 8, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion Reacts to FERC Order in Cove Point Expansion Proceeding
Reacting to FERC’s reissuance of authorization to construct and operate the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion, a spokesperson for Dominion told Reuters that the company is “pleased that FERC has taken direct action to allow the Cove Point expansion to continue and to separately address the remaining issue raised by the [D.C. Circuit]...
Washington State Officials May Sue FERC if Bradwood Landing Project Goes Forward
Posted on Oct 8, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Washington State Officials May Sue FERC if Bradwood Landing Project Goes Forward
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) reports that Washington state may sue FERC if the Commission refuses to reverse its previous conditional approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal. State officials argue that FERC approved the project without considering all of the safety and environmental risks, and that the agency should have postponed the decision until Washington...
City and School Board File Suit Over Distribution of Taxes from Chevron’s Gulf LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 7, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City and School Board File Suit Over Distribution of Taxes from Chevron’s Gulf LNG Terminal
The City of Pascagoula and the Pascagoula School Board filed suit yesterday in Jackson County, Miss., alleging that a state law passed in 2007 to divide tax revenue from Chevron’s Gulf LNG import terminal among nearby school districts violates the state constitution. The Sun Herald (Miss.) provides...