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Eastport residents demand LNG specifics — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
People who wanted a discussion about liquefied natural gas - not a science fair - took the initiative at a community meeting Thursday night and demanded that the developer answer questions in a group setting.
LNG study may be too late — Herald News, Fall River, MA
Congress’ independent investigative arm agreed last month to explore the vulnerabilities of liquefied natural gas tankers to terrorist attacks, but it is unclear whether the study will be completed before a ruling is made on the proposed LNG facility for the city.
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Environmentalists Fear LNG Effects — KPLC TV-7, Lake Charles - Lafayette, Louisiana
Besides environmental and safety concerns with individual facilities, some fear the combined effects of multiple facilities is being overlooked.
Rare Whales Will Not Stop Shell's Sakhalin Gas — Reuters.com
Fears for the future of rare grey whales will not halt the Shell-led Sakhalin-2 gas project in Russia's far east, Shell's country manager said on Friday. (Feb 25)
Opponents pan LNG safety demonstration — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
"We don't have to be afraid of the gas that's in the Cheerios or in the little beaker, we have to be afraid of it when it is in the tankers or on land when they bring it here and deliquify it," said Tribal member Mary Bassett. (Feb 24)
Officials gear to fight plans for LNG ports — Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusettes
...Gloucester officials said the negative side effects of developing offshore facilities would be too great, particularly if they harm the city's fishing industry. (Feb 24)
Passamaquoddy divided over $400M LNG plan — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
Tribal Councilor Hilda Lewis and Linda Lingley, whose son Craig Francis works as an attorney for the tribe, disagree over the tribe's plan to build a $400 million liquefied natural gas terminal on Indian land at Pleasant Point. (Feb 23)
LNG plant's effect on fish feared — Sun Herald, South Mississippi
The terminal apparently would be the first "open loop" LNG terminal in the U.S. It would use more than 100 million gallons of Gulf of Mexico water a day to warm the super-cold LNG back to a gas. (Feb 23)
Shell awarded LNG permit — Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX (free subscription required)
Terminal will be built off Louisiana (Feb 17)
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LNG safety touted at forum — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
What they found when they walked into the Perry Municipal Building on Monday night was, as one person described it, something reminiscent of a high school science fair.
Groups to seek [LA] governor's veto of LNG terminal — BizNewOrleans.com
Several groups opposed to the development of liquefied natural gas terminals in the Gulf of Mexico without more stringent safeguards plan to publicize their objections tomorrow in a press conference in New Orleans.
LNG developers pursue dialogue to win support — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
"The tribe was definitely against [aquaculture pens] for many reasons and those same reasons apply to this except it's a different [tribal] administration now," said Harry Shain, president of the Cobscook Bay Fisherman's Association. (Feb 21)
Gulf terminals raise environmental concern — Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Environmental and conservation groups are concerned the federal government is not doing enough to prevent proposed liquefied natural gas terminals from harming fish and shrimp stocks in the Gulf of Mexico. (Feb 20)
Region seeks to woo cooled-gas terminals — Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (free registration required)
Every time a tanker carrying a liquid form of natural gas enters Boston Harbor, everything stops. Traffic on the Tobin Bridge. Planes in and out of Logan International. (Feb 20)
Company wants to build $900 million LNG terminal offshore — MyWestTexas.com
"I'm most pleased because until now this company has argued it was economically infeasible to operate offshore," said Massachusettes State Senator Jarrett Barrios. (Feb 20)
LNG projects raise market questions — Press Herald, Portland, ME
We compare ourselves to the David and Goliath story," spokeswoman Linda Godfrey said. "We see ourselves as the small community that triumphs over the giant." (Feb 20)
Potential of catastrophic fire from terrorist attack worries LNG opponents — MyWestTexas.com
When an explosion flattened a liquefied natural gas plant in Algeria, killing 30 workers, one might say the heat was felt half a world away -- in coastal towns in New England, Alabama and California. (Feb 20)
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Will LNG Save America's Oil-Addicted Economy? — Pacific News Service: New California Media
Nixon wanted to bring the newly liquefied natural gas tankers into a small fishing Maine fishing port, Machias.
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GAO set to study tankers' terror risks — Delaware Online
A Government Accountability Office investigation into potential terrorist threats to liquefied natural gas tankers could begin as early as next month, officials said Thursday.
Carcieri officially opposes KeySpan LNG expansion — Providence Business News, Providence, RI
Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri reiterated his opposition to the proposed upgrade of KeySpan's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Providence on Thursday.
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Proposed [LA] LNG terminal gets license — KATC TV, Lafayette, Louisiana
The U-S Maritime Administration yesterday licensed a proposed L-N-G terminal in the Gulf of Mexico, about 38 miles south of Cameron Parish, dismissing environmental concerns raised by federal fisheries scientists.
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LNG proposals: Confusion, questions mounting — Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, MA
The federal agency that has the final say on proposals for offshore liquefied natural gas facilities does not know how it will handle two such projects proposed for the same stretch of water 10 miles off Gloucester
Coalition doubts there's need for LNG imports here — Union Tribune, San Diego, California
San Diego City Council members Donna Frye and Michael Zucchet yesterday joined a coalition of environmentalists, human rights activists and clean-energy advocates in questioning the need for liquefied natural gas imports in the border region.
In D.C., Cicilline argues against LNG plan — Providence Journal, Providence, RI
The Providence mayor uses a congressional hearing to outline his case against expanding the operation at Fields Point.
Local, federal officials spar over locating LNG terminals — WBRZ TV & The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Federal and local authorities sparred Tuesday over whether Congress should cement the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's exclusive power to determine where liquefied natural gas terminals are located.
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Providence mayor scheduled to testify in Washington on LNG tankers — WPRI TV, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Mayor David Cicilline is scheduled to testify in Washington today on his opposition to a proposed LNG facility in Rhode Island's capital city.
Company wants to build $900 million LNG terminal offshore near Gloucester — AP, Boston.com
The operator of a liquefied natural gas depot in Everett on Monday proposed building New England's first offshore LNG terminal, a $900 million project that comes as proposed onshore LNG facilities face opposition because of safety concerns. (Feb 14)
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Conventional thinking limits energy debate — Newsday.com
...Do we really want to replace dependence on Saudi and Iraqi oil with increased reliance on Indonesian and Algerian LNG? (Feb 13)
Risks complicate meeting oil demand — CBS MarketWatch
Industry conference to take more expansive global view (Feb 13)
Traffic jam: Would LNG tankers clog Bay? — Providence Journal, Providence, RI
Developers of two proposed LNG terminals, in Providence and Fall River, say boats, ferries and tankers could take turns. Some boating enthusiasts aren't so sure. (Feb 13)
LNG opponents: Explosion could nearly reach Cape — Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, MA
[MA] State Rep. Anthony Verga and state Sen. Bruce Tarr, along with City Councilors John "Gus" Foote, Vito Calamo and Sefatia Romeo, all spoke out against the project. Kate Sardi of the Whale Center of New England gave a presentation on how the site for the LNG facility is in the middle of key feeding grounds for endangered whales. (Feb 12)
LNG loading terminal: Flushing seawater a concern — Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, MA
Liquefied natural gas tankers docked at a proposed terminal 10 miles off the coast Gloucester would take in 57 million gallons of seawater a day to cool engines and generators onboard the ships, according to the company leading the project. (Feb 12)
Fears roused on LNG plan — Courier Post Online, South New Jersey
A plan by the city of Philadelphia to bring big ships carrying liquefied natural gas through the heart of the metropolitan region is sparking fears among residents on both sides of the Delaware River. (Feb 11)
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Required LNG security circle impossible, mayor says — Providence Journal, Providence, RI
The safety zone for a ship unloading LNG at a proposed city port would encompass hundreds of homes and a highway, according to Mayor Edward M. Lambert and the city's lawyer. (Feb 10)
Council, Port Angered by Federal LNG Request — Grunion Gazette, Long Beach, California
What really angered Long Beach officials, however, was the second part of FERC’s request — that FERC be granted the power of eminent domain. (Feb 10)
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Storm brews over LNG rights — Press Telegram, Long Beach, California
The Long Beach Harbor Commission on Monday issued a "hands off" declaration to federal energy regulators in the saga over the siting of liquefied natural gas terminals.
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Activists take aim at proposed LNG projects in U.S. — Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario (Free registration required)
They shut down the last nuclear-power plant built in the United States before it even opened, and now Long Island activists are taking aim at the proposed $700-million (U.S.) offshore LNG project that is a joint venture between Calgary's TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. and Royal Dutch/Shell Group.
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FERC’s secret info sent by mail — Herald News, Fall River, MA
After forcing him to sign a non-disclosure agreement and wait for months to receive sensitive information relating to the proposed Hess LNG project, when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finally released the documents to a city man, they were sent via regular mail with no security precautions.
BP ruling may set stage for battle — DelawareOnline.com
Lawmaker wants N.J. environmental agency to challenge decision
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Tribe posts LNG sessions — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
Proponents of a $400 million liquefied natural gas terminal on reservation land at Gleason Cove released the dates of four public information sessions.
Camara: Alves flip-flopped on LNG — Herald News, Fall River, MA
City Councilor Alfredo P. Alves took an about-face, brought forward an anti-LNG resolution at council meeting. City council unanimously supports resolution.
LNG siting bills offered — Press Telegram, Long Beach, California
Five Republican and two Democratic congressmen have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that could expand the power of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve liquefied natural gas terminals.
Dock for LNG blocked in Delaware — Gloucester County Times, NJ.com (free registration required)
Regulators in Delaware are blocking efforts by energy giant BP to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Logan Township.
Fishermen, others take in LNG proposal — Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, MA
Gloucester fishermen are putting together a list of fishermen who will be affected if a proposal for a liquefied natural gas terminal 10 miles off Gloucester is ever adopted. So far their list has 190 names on it.
Sierra Club raises LNG safety concerns — Mississippi Press
Concerns over safety of LNG and the factors that ChevronTexaco uses to determine where to site an LNG facility dominated questions to company officials during a Sierra Club meeting Wednesday night. (Jan 27)
Ownership of LNG site challenged — Union Tribune, San Diego, California
A lawsuit filed in Baja California state court claims Sempra Energy LNG does not own the property on which it plans to build a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal. (Jan 27)
LNG terminal planned for Louisiana coast — Shreveport Times, Shreveport, Louisiana
The project is the latest in a series to build offshore ports in the Gulf to receive LNG shipments from overseas. (Jan 27)
Delaware vows it won't dally on LNG ruling — DelawareOnline.com
Environment, conservation issues top priorities (Jan 27)
Policy favors offshore LNG sites — Daily Item, Lynn, Massachusettes
Growing opposition to LNG facilities on land could strengthen arguments for building them offshore, but it's still too early to tell which way U.S. energy policy may shift, says U.S. Rep. John F. Tierney. (Jan 27)
Cheniere Energy Initiates Permitting for 4th LNG Receiving Terminal — Business Wire
The proposed $900 million LNG receiving terminal is planned to be North America's largest, with 3.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of initial processing capacity and is planned to be operational in 2009. (Jan 26)
Tankers bring energy, danger, fear — DelawareOnline.com
'If something happens and it burns, we're all gone here' (Jan 23)
Safe in sound? — Long Island Press, Long Island, New York
Long Islanders Sound Off Over Proposed Fuel Depot (Jan 20)
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Delaware officials reject BP application for LNG pier in New Jersey — Newsday.com, AP New Jersey
Delaware's environmental secretary on Thursday denied energy giant BP's application to build a pier that would serve a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal along the Delaware River in Gloucester County, N.J.
Fishermen object to LNG plan — Salem News, Salem, Massachusettes
An open house on a proposed $200 million liquefied natural gas, deep-water port off Cape Ann drew a large crowd last night to the Bentley School, including a lot of angry fishermen who said the facility could put them out of business. (Feb 2)
LNG move decried by [CA] state — Press Telegram, Long Beach, California
The lead attorney for California's energy regulatory agency on Wednesday denounced federal regulators for seeking sole power to place liquefied natural gas terminals nationwide, including Long Beach. (Feb 2)
Land annexation may be key for tribe Aerospace plan depends on property — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
If the Passamaquoddy move ahead with plans to build a $20 million aerospace maintenance and manufacturing company on tribal land, they may have to look to neighboring communities to annex property. (Feb 1)
Markey pushes LNG security probe — Boston Herald, Boston, MA
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Malden) and other Capital Hill lawmakers are demanding a study examining the security of LNG and oil tankers entering Boston Harbor and other waterways across the nation. (Feb 1)
Lawmakers Seek Oil, LNG Tanker Security Probe — Reuters.com
Bipartisan members of two House committees on Monday asked the investigative arm of Congress to assess how vulnerable crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers and terminals would be to attack by terror groups. (Jan 31)
R.I. Democratic delegation objects to LNG proposals — Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and Reps. Patrick Kennedy and James Langevin today announced their opposition to proposals for liquefied natural gas terminals in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. (Jan 31)
LNG Environmental Assessment Planned — KPLC-TV, Lake Charles - Lafayette, Louisiana
An environmental assessment is to be prepared by the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concerning Cameron LNG and anyone who wants their opinion considered needs to speak up soon. (Jan 31)
Construction pace crucial to LNG supply — Oil & Gas Journal
Controversy about the siting of LNG receiving terminals draws much attention in the gas-hungry US, but the infrastructure for LNG exporters cannot be overlooked. (Jan31)
Many hurdles for LNG project in L.B. — Press Telegram, Long Beach, California
Robert Kanter, director of planning at the port, "said the port's assessment will be released in its entirety as an appendix to the environmental review. That is potentially significant because federal officials have held back portions of safety reports for fear that critical information could fall into the hands of terrorists." (Jan 31)
FERC doles out LNG info — Herald News, Fall River, MA
A city man who requested confidential information relating to the proposed Hess LNG project has been granted most of that information by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but it is still unclear if he will actually receive it. (Jan 30)
Energy-hungry nation looks to LNG — Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida
LNG import terminals in [Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore,] Louisiana, Georgia and the Boston area ... are expanding. Despite community opposition, more than 40 new LNG projects are proposed around the nation. About a dozen probably will be built, according to experts. (Jan 30)
FERC seeks seizure powers — Herald News, Fall River, Massachusettes
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission earlier this week asked a Senate committee for the power of eminent domain in the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities, a move which could potentially impact the city, [Fall River] Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. said Thursday. (Jan 28)
Recreational fishers group cool to LNG plans for Gulf — Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Coastal Conservation Association, an organization representing more than 60,000 recreational fishers in Louisiana and Texas, has asked President Bush to require new liquefied natural gas terminals built in the Gulf of Mexico to use a gas-warming system to limit damage to fragile redfish eggs and larvae. (Jan 28)
Trans-Alaska gas line gets new look from legislators — KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska
In Valdez, Alaskan gas would be cooled to a liquid and shipped on special foreign-made tankers to San Francisco-based Sempra LNG. That would require an exemption from the federal Jones Act, which prohibits using foreign vessels to move commodities between US ports. (Jan 28)
Faults postpone delivery of LNG vessel — Oil & Gas Journal
The secondary protective membrane, which doesn't come in contact with the LNG, has shown signs of leaks, and its materials have behaved abnormally under pressure. (Jan 24)
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