Maritimes & Northeast Expansion Hearing Scheduled Amid Eminent Domain Concerns
Posted on Jan 5, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maritimes & Northeast Expansion Hearing Scheduled Amid Eminent Domain Concerns
Maine’s Republican Journal reports on the public hearing in Liberty scheduled for January 10, 2006, to consider the proposed expansion of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline. The expansion is intended to accommodate increased natural gas supplies from two LNG terminals under construction in eastern Canada. The article highlights area citizens’ concerns over the...
Oral Arguments in Islander East Dispute
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oral Arguments in Islander East Dispute
Before the 2nd Circuit yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal challenged the constitutionality of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which allows energy facility developers to sue in the U.S. Court of Appeals when a state agency issues, conditions or denies certain permits required under federal law. “This case is the very first time in our nation that the Energy...
Pleasant Point LNG Terminal Details Revealed
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Pleasant Point LNG Terminal Details Revealed
Quoddy Bay, LLC yesterday elaborated on the particulars of the proposed LNG facility in Pleasant Point, and the required FERC assessment process and timeline at the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in Augusta, Maine. Details are in yesterday’s Magic City Morning Star. See similar article in the Bangor Daily News. [Archived articles require a...
Shell to Acquire Additional Capacity at Elba Island
Posted on Dec 21, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Shell to Acquire Additional Capacity at Elba Island
Shell today announced a deal with Southern Natural Gas Company to secure capacity in a further expansion of the Elba Island LNG terminal and on a proposed new pipeline to be built in conjunction with the terminal’s expansion. According to the press release, Shell plans to file both projects with FERC by the third quarter of 2006. The expansion is expected to be the home for...
Sempra Energy Considers Reorganizing Assets
Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, is considering selling or refinancing its Texas coal-fired power plants and using the funds to reduce debt or invest in other ventures such as LNG terminals, interstate pipelines and storage facilities. Sempra Generation says it expects transactions to conclude next...Suez Announces LNG Terminal Proposal off Florida Coast
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Suez Announces LNG Terminal Proposal off Florida Coast
Saturday’s Sun-Sentinel reports that Suez LNG has announced plans to construct an LNG terminal and pipelines off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and expects to file paperwork with the U.S. Coast Guard in the coming months. The terminal will be located in 950 feet of water. See an Associated Press article in yesterday’s Miami...