Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Financing, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In a decision released yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated FERC’s September 18, 2008, order approving the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal and its associated natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Agreeing that the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and its associated pipeline “essentially constitute a single project that will go forward...
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Sempra Energy
Posted on Dec 16, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Sempra Energy
Concluding that Mexican authorities, and not Sempra Energy, were responsible for harm suffered by plaintiff Ramon Eugenio Sanchez Ritchie, U.S. District Court Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sanchez Ritchie against Sempra concerning property near the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal. The San Diego Union Tribune offers additional...
Louisiana Supreme Court Declines to Consider Port’s Appeal of Lease for LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Nov 30, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Louisiana Supreme Court Declines to Consider Port’s Appeal of Lease for LNG Terminal Site
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to consider West Cameron Port’s appeal of the Port of Lake Charles’ lease to Sempra LNG for the construction of the Cameron LNG facility. According to WXVT.com, the Third Circuit Court of Appeal ruled 3-2 that the Port of Lake Charles had authority to lease part of its property to Sempra...
County Takes No Action to Appeal LUBA Decision on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Nov 10, 2010 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Takes No Action to Appeal LUBA Decision on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners has not taken any action to appeal a decision issued by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) regarding the Bradwood Landing LNG project. The Daily Astorian reports that the Board discussed the matter during a meeting Monday, but that no action to appeal the decision was taken. In addition, Clatsop County conditionally approved the...
Oregon Court of Appeals Affirms State Agency’s Decision that Clatsop County Misconstrued Policies In Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Posted on Nov 5, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Court of Appeals Affirms State Agency’s Decision that Clatsop County Misconstrued Policies In Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
On Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals which concluded that Clatsop County misconstrued its land use plan and zoning policies during its review of the Bradwood Landing LNG project. KATU.com offers further...
Mexican Energy Regulators Say Costa Azul LNG Facility in Compliance with Land Use Regulations
Posted on Oct 8, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexican Energy Regulators Say Costa Azul LNG Facility in Compliance with Land Use Regulations
Francisco Salazar, president of Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission, told Dow Jones Newswires (carried via Nasdaq) that the agency considers Sempra Energy’s Energia Costa Azul LNG facility to be in compliance with the country’s land use...