MARAD Issues License for Northeast Gateway
Posted on May 15, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Issues License for Northeast Gateway
MARAD yesterday issued the Deepwater Port license for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge. Northeast Gateway will be connected to consumer markets by a 16-mile subsea pipeline and will have a baseload capacity of approximately 500 MMcf/d. MARAD confirmed a previous commitment made by Excelerate Energy to use U.S. mariners for at least 25% of the personnel on...
U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing: Testimony and Staff Summary
Posted on Apr 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing: Testimony and Staff Summary
LNGLawBlog attended the hearing of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held yesterday, April 23, 2007, and obtained copies of the written testimony and staff summary: •Staff Summary •AES Testimony •Dunbar Brooks Testimony •FERC Testimony •MEBA Testimony •Sen. Mikulski Testimony •Gov. O’Malley Testimony •Coast Guard Testimony •Baltimore County...
Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor
The Wall Street Journal (In Reply to the Premier of New Brunswick)
Concerned Lobstermen Meet with Quoddy Bay Officials
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Concerned Lobstermen Meet with Quoddy Bay Officials
Members of the Cobscook Bay Fishermen’s Association met with Quoddy Bay LNG officials last week to discuss the route that LNG vessels may take through long-established lobster fishing grounds. The two sides discussed possible changes to the route and other proposals to make LNG vessel transit less worrisome to local fishermen. The meeting occurred in the wake of two...
U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court Special Master assigned by the Court to hear a dispute between New Jersey and Delaware involving the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal has reached the conclusion that New Jersey does not have exclusive control over a proposed pier that extends into Delaware. Special Master Lancaster stated that, because Delaware is the sovereign owner of the land involving the...
Hearings Scheduled to Discuss Cabrillo Port’s Potential Environmental Impact
Posted on Mar 30, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearings Scheduled to Discuss Cabrillo Port’s Potential Environmental Impact
Federal and California state agencies have scheduled public hearings next month to solicit feedback regarding the FEIS/FEIR for BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration officials will hold a hearing on April 4 in Oxnard, Calif. The California State Lands Commission’s hearing will take place at the same location on...