Oregon LNG Pipeline to Appeal Clatsop County Denial of Land Use Permit
Posted on Nov 15, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Pipeline to Appeal Clatsop County Denial of Land Use Permit
Oregon Pipeline Company filed a notice of its intent to appeal the Board of Clatsop County Commissioners’ denial of a land use permit for a 41-mile segment of pipeline to interconnect to the proposed Oregon LNG terminal in Warrenton, Ore. The notice of intent can be found here, and the complete docket for the Oregon LNG terminal application can be found on eLibrary by searching for...
LNG Bunkering Terminal Planned for Jacksonville/Obama Administration Supports LNG Bunkering
Posted on Oct 30, 2013 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on LNG Bunkering Terminal Planned for Jacksonville/Obama Administration Supports LNG Bunkering
The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that Clean Energy Fuels will construct at Jacksonville, Fla. the first LNG terminal on the U.S. east coast for ship fueling (bunkering), and truck and rail fueling. According to the article, the terminal will receive natural gas by pipeline, liquefy the gas, and then store the LNG until delivered. Terminal construction is expected to be complete...
N.J. State Legislators Join in Opposition to Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 14, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.J. State Legislators Join in Opposition to Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
New Jersey state legislators Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove recently announced that they have signed on to companion resolutions (SR-120 and AR-205) opposing construction of the proposed Port Ambrose deepwater LNG terminal off the coast of New Jersey. According to the press release, Senator Jennifer Beck introduced SR-120,...
Clatsop County Commissioners Deny Permit for Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Commissioners Deny Permit for Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
The Daily Astorian reports that after two years of legal challenges the Board of Clatsop County Commissioners unanimously rejected Oregon LNG and Oregon Pipeline Company’s application for a land use permit to construct an LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline in Warrenton, Ore., ruling that parts of the pipeline project conflicted with zoning regulations for forest and shoreline...
Nikiski Area Chosen as Lead Site for Alaskan LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 7, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Nikiski Area Chosen as Lead Site for Alaskan LNG Export Terminal
North Slope producers ExxonMobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips, along with pipeline company TransCanada issued a press release today stating that they have selected a site in the Nikiski area on the Kenai Peninsula as the lead site for the proposed Alaska LNG project’s natural gas liquefaction plant and LNG export terminal. According to the press release, the companies remain committed to...
Oregon Begins Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Oregon LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 30, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Begins Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Oregon LNG Terminal
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) filed a letter with FERC stating that effective July 3, 2013, it has initiated review of Oregon LNG’s certification that its proposed LNG terminal project is consistent with the Oregon Coastal Management Program. The federal consistency provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act require that any federal action...