Alaska House Passes Bill to Thwart Governor’s Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Mar 24, 2015 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska House Passes Bill to Thwart Governor’s Pipeline Proposal
The Alaska House passed a bill yesterday that would prevent the state from pursuing its own pipeline project “until either the fulfillment or failure of a state partnership” with the Alaska LNG export terminal and pipeline project developers. Alaska Governor Bill Walker proposed the Alaska Standalone Gas Pipeline, or ASAP, “amid concerns that Alaska LNG might not be the best deal for...
Alaska Governor Pushes for Larger State-Owned Pipeline
Posted on Feb 23, 2015 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Pushes for Larger State-Owned Pipeline
Alaska Governor Bill Walker wrote an opinion piece last week expressing support for expanding the size of the proposed state-owned Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies as a backup in case the pipeline and LNG export terminal proposed by Alaska LNG are not built. Read more in the Alaska Dispatch...
Hawaii Gas Outlines Plans for Bulk LNG Shipments
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 in State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Outlines Plans for Bulk LNG Shipments
A Pacific Business News article discusses Hawaii Gas’s plans to solicit bids for bulk LNG supplies this Spring. According to the article, the plans involve mooring an LNG tanker ship off the coast of Oahu, either near Kalaeloa or Pearl Harbor, and having regasified LNG transported from the ship via pipeline to the Hawaii Gas plant in West Oahu, and then through the company’s...
Oregon Stays Coastal Zone Management Act Certification for Jordan Cove Energy Project and Oregon LNG Terminals
Posted on Jan 22, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Stays Coastal Zone Management Act Certification for Jordan Cove Energy Project and Oregon LNG Terminals
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (OLCD) has entered into agreements with Jordan Cove Energy Project and Oregon LNG staying the deadline by which OLCD must review those companies’ certification that their proposed LNG terminal projects are consistent with Oregon’s Coastal Management Program under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. OLCD’s decision on...
Local Officials and Citizens Voice Concerns with Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Jan 20, 2015 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials and Citizens Voice Concerns with Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
At a public meeting held recently, local officials and citizens expressed their opposition to Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose LNG import terminal located offshore of New Jersey and New York, raising environmental and terrorism concerns. Others in attendance expressed support for the project, citing economic benefits. Read more in the Rockaway Times...
Oregon LNG Sues Army Corps of Engineers for Rights to LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Jan 8, 2015 in State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Sues Army Corps of Engineers for Rights to LNG Terminal Site
The Oregonian reports that LNG Development Company, LLC (Oregon LNG) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) seeking to nullify a USACE land-use easement that could conflict with Oregon LNG’s rights to the site for its proposed import and export terminal in Warrenton, Ore. USACE responded by defending its rights to the easement and seeking to dismiss...