Oregon LNG Criticizes Format of Administrative Hearing
Posted on Apr 22, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Criticizes Format of Administrative Hearing
Following the first of three scheduled administrative hearings, OPB News reports that Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen criticized the format of the hearing, stating that his counsel should have been permitted to cross-examine the witnesses. The judge conducting the hearing on behalf of FERC, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Bobbie McCartney, described the hearing as a “hybrid”...
County Assessors to Appeal Arbitration Decision on Property Value of Elba Island LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Apr 15, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Assessors to Appeal Arbitration Decision on Property Value of Elba Island LNG Terminal Site
The Chatham County Board of Assessors has decided to appeal an arbitration panel’s determination that the Elba Island LNG terminal site was overvalued by more than $240 million for the years 2003-2007. According to the Savannah Morning News, the Board’s decision to appeal came after it found out that Elba Island LNG would be assessed less than $100,000 in fines and overdue...
Port Commissioners, Oregon LNG Meet to Discuss Sublease Extension
Posted on Mar 29, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Commissioners, Oregon LNG Meet to Discuss Sublease Extension
Representatives for Oregon LNG and the Port of Astoria were scheduled to meet last Friday to discuss how the parties should implement a federal judge’s order that the Port permit Oregon LNG to exercise its option to extend a sublease of the site that the company plans to use for its LNG import terminal. The Daily Astorian also notes that the Port has until April 8 to appeal the...
Port Authority Schedules Meeting Today to Address Situation with Oregon LNG
Posted on Mar 19, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Authority Schedules Meeting Today to Address Situation with Oregon LNG
Following a conference call between the Port of Astoria Commission, Oregon LNG, and U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman, the Port Commission scheduled a meeting and executive session to take place tonight. At the meeting and executive session, the parties are expected to discuss and implement Judge Mosman’s preliminary injunction in a contract dispute between the Port...
Port Considering Steps to Implement Court Order to Extend Land Lease for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Mar 18, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Considering Steps to Implement Court Order to Extend Land Lease for Oregon LNG Site
The Daily Astorian reports that, following a preliminary injunction issued by a U.S. district court requiring the Port of Astoria to extend the master lease underlying a sublease to Oregon LNG at the site of the developer’s planned LNG import terminal, the port commissioners met Tuesday to consider the steps necessary to implement the court’s order. A number of the port...
WGL, Dominion Present Oral Arguments to D.C. Circuit Over Cove Point Expansion
Posted on Mar 15, 2010 in Gas Composition, Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WGL, Dominion Present Oral Arguments to D.C. Circuit Over Cove Point Expansion
Lawyers for Washington Gas Light (WGL), FERC and Dominion presented oral arguments over the Cove Point LNG terminal Expansion Project to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. WGL argued that the Expansion Project would increase flows of regasified LNG on WGL’s distribution system, and those flows could cause damage to their equipment. FERC responded by emphasizing that...