Alaskan LNG Delegation Travels to Asian Nations
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan LNG Delegation Travels to Asian Nations
Alaska Dispatch News reports that Alaskan state officials and executives from BP, one of the sponsors of the Alaska LNG Project, recently traveled to Japan, China and South Korea to meet with utilities and others that may be involved in purchasing LNG supplies from the project. The report states that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Japanese Ministry of Economy,...
Judge Rules County Zoning Exemptions Granted for Cove Point LNG Terminal Are Invalid
Posted on Aug 13, 2014 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Rules County Zoning Exemptions Granted for Cove Point LNG Terminal Are Invalid
The Associated Press (AP) and Southern Maryland News (SoMdNews) report that a judge has ruled that zoning exemptions granted by Calvert County Commissioners for the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal are invalid. According to the SoMdNews report, Judge James Salmon ruled that “the exemptions violate the uniformity provision in the Land Use article and constitute[] a special law that...
Summary of Maryland Agencies’ Review of the Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project Filed at FERC
Posted on Jul 25, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Summary of Maryland Agencies’ Review of the Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project Filed at FERC
The Maryland State Clearinghouse, responsible for coordinating an intergovernmental review of the Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) export project, submitted a letter to FERC summarizing various state agencies’ comments on the project. Generally, the agencies found the project to be consistent with their plans, programs and objectives. A few agencies had specific recommendations but no...
Dominion Cove Point LNG Secures Tidal Wetlands Permit
Posted on Jul 24, 2014 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point LNG Secures Tidal Wetlands Permit
The Washington Post reports that the Maryland Board of Public Works voted yesterday to approve a tidal wetlands license for the Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) export terminal in Lusby, Md. The license, filed with FERC by DCP, can be found here, and the complete docket for the DCP export project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Oregon LNG Pipeline Appeals Land Use Board Ruling
Posted on Jul 23, 2014 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Pipeline Appeals Land Use Board Ruling
The Daily Astorian reports that Oregon Pipeline Company has appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals’ decisions (1) remanding the Clatsop County Board’s (Board) denial of the company’s application for a land use permit to construct a pipeline to feed the Oregon LNG project, and (2) dismissing an appeal of the Board’s initial ruling which approved the...
Clatsop County Commission to Reconsider Oregon LNG Pipeline Decision
Posted on Jul 21, 2014 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Commission to Reconsider Oregon LNG Pipeline Decision
The Daily Astorian reports that Clatsop County commissioners have decided to reconsider a prior decision denying a land use permit for a pipeline to supply the proposed Oregon LNG terminal. A recent ruling by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals found bias in the earlier decision denying the permit. The article states that the scope of review for reconsideration will be determined...