Jordan Cove Critics to Hold Educational Meetings This Weekend
Posted on Dec 6, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Critics to Hold Educational Meetings This Weekend
Opponents of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal and its associated Pacific Connector Gas pipeline plan to host an educational forum on Saturday and Sunday to discuss the project. On a related note, a spokesperson for Williams Northwest Pipeline yesterday said that the company will release maps of the proposed route after it files a certificate application with FERC early in...
“Major” Explores Alaska LNG Proposal
Posted on Dec 1, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on “Major” Explores Alaska LNG Proposal
Platts LNG Daily reports that a “major” energy firm has expressed an interest in a proposal by the Alaska Gasline Port Authority to liquefy natural gas from the North Slope for export to the West Coast. The news follows a recent decision by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ to revoke several oil and gas majors’ leases at Port Thomson, which reportedly...
Somerset Votes to Fight Pipeline Without Reducing Fall River Contribution
Posted on Nov 29, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Somerset Votes to Fight Pipeline Without Reducing Fall River Contribution
Somerset residents voted to earmark $30,000 from the town’s surplus tax revenue to pay for the legal battle against the pipeline proposal associated with the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. According to Somerset Town Administrator John F. McAuliffe, the outcome of Monday’s special meeting will not impact the town’s $25,000 contribution to help Fall River oppose the...
Uncertainty Over Funds to Fight Weaver’s Cove Project
Posted on Nov 28, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Uncertainty Over Funds to Fight Weaver’s Cove Project
The Providence Journal reports on differences between Fall River and Somerset officials as to whether Fall River needs a $25,000 contribution from Somerset to defray the legal costs of fighting the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal; Somerset has discussed using the funds to oppose the pipeline associated with the terminal. [Free registration...
FERC Extends Deadline for Completion of Port Arthur LNG Project
Posted on Nov 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Extends Deadline for Completion of Port Arthur LNG Project
FERC has granted Port Arthur LNG, L.P.’s request to extend the deadlines for the construction of Port Aurthur LNG’s terminal in Texas. Port Arthur LNG now has until June 19, 2011, to finish Phase I of the project, which involves the construction of three LNG storage tanks and one segment of the terminal’s associated pipeline. FERC also extended to June 19, 2014, the...
Op-ed: Unlimited Energy Supply Comes at a Cost
Posted on Nov 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-ed: Unlimited Energy Supply Comes at a Cost
The Day criticizes consumers and political leaders who continue to act as though “the public can continue to have unlimited energy without any increase in costs to their household budgets or to the environment.” The publication discusses the benefits and costs of the proposed Broadwater LNG facility and asks the reader for an alternative. [This article is no longer...