Feds sink Broadwater plan Broadwater Energy's appeal to the U.S. secretary of commerce has been denied, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced this morning. The commerce secretary's denial marks the end of the administrative process for Broadwater. The fate of the energy company's plan to build a natural gas terminal in the middle of L.I. Sound now rests with the courts. Several court actions are already pending and a new one challenging the commerce secretary's decision today is expected, opponents of the proposal say. Broadwater Energy, a joint venture of Shell Oil and Transcanada Pipelines, wants to moor a 1,200-foot-long floating natural gas terminal in L.I. Sound, about nine miles off the coast of Wading River. The terminal would receive shipments of liquefied natural gas from oceangoing LNG tankers, heat the LNG to return it to its gaseous state, then supply it to the metropolitan New York area via a new 23-mile subsea pipeline that would connect to an existing gas distribution system. Read Full Story Here http://www2.timesreview.com/NR/Stories/WEB041309_Broadwater_den Ask commerce secretary to send Broadwater packing -- Editorial 0 comments below 4/9/2009--Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of Gov. David Paterson's appearance on a Kings Park beach to announce that the state had rejected Broadwater Energy's application to moor a floating natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound off the coast of Wading River. Read more... Broadwater touting changes as decision looms by Judy Benson Remember Broadwater Energy? For anyone who's forgotten about the proposal to locate a floating liquefied natural gas terminal and processing plant in Long Island Sound, representatives of the company are eager to remind people that they haven't gone away. Read more...
Broadwater decision near By Tom Incantalupo A final federal government decision on the still-kicking Broadwater Energy proposal for a liquid natural gas plant in Long Island Sound could come any time now. Meanwhile, the controversy over another proposal for a liquid natural gas facility, on a man-made island south of Long Beach, is heating up. The complete article can be viewed at: Islander East Developer Withdraws Proposal By LYNN DOAN February 25 2009, 5:31 PM EST Connecticut state officials claimed a final victory Wednesday in their extended battle against the proposed Islander East pipeline after the project's developer withdrew its last appeal. The complete article can be viewed at: Conn. officials say Sound pipeline proposal dead February 26 2009 HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut officials say a proposal to build a natural gas pipeline from Branford to Long Island is dead in the water. The complete article can be viewed
at: FEBRUARY 8, 2009, 4:29 P.M. Bad Call By RUSSELL GOLD The conventional wisdom said that the U.S. would soon become a big importer of natural gas. The conventional wisdom blew it. In the summer of 2003, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan appeared before a congressional committee to share his thoughts about the U.S. natural-gas market. It might have been better for the industry, and some investors, had he kept those views to himself. Read more... LNG surge could delay new domestic shale projects By TOM FOWLER As many as seven massive natural gas export terminals are expected to start up overseas this year, expanding worldwide capacity by 20 percent and flooding markets with new supplies of the key power plant and heating fuel. Dozens of new tankers capable of carrying natural gas in a liquefied form are slated to hit the seas. Just as these new supplies come on line, worldwide demand is expected to drop as the global recession deepens. Operators of these new facilities are unlikely to cut back production, however, so shipments of liquefied natural gas will most likely head to the deepest markets with the greatest amount of natural gas storage capacity -- the United States. Read more... US PRES. VOWS TO BREAK 'ADDICTION' TO FOREIGN OIL, INCREASE
DOMESTIC PROD. U.S. decisions delay two LNG proposals BY TOM INCANTALUPO Separate decisions by a federal judge and a federal regulatory agency have dealt potential setbacks to the two proposals for liquid natural gas receiving terminals near Long Island. But proponents of both projects say they aren't giving up. The complete article can be viewed at: FERC chairman resigns
By Peter Urban WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists on both coasts celebrated the resignation Wednesday of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph Kelliher who they clashed with for more than four years over plans to locate a LNG platform in Long Island Sound. As chair of FERC, Kelliher approved both the Broadwater Energy LNG project in Long Island Sound and the Bradwood Landing LNG project in Oregon without taking into consideration the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. View Full Story Green Party of Suffolk opposes FERC decision supporting Broadwater The Green Party of Suffolk is opposed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision to deny the requests of the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to be heard on the Broadwater Energy liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. The NYSDOS and NYSDEC wanted to speak in opposition to the March 20, 2008 FERC order authorizing the Broadwater terminal to be built in the Long Island Sound. Read more... FERC denies rehearing on Broadwater LNG decision
Filed from Houston Broadwater fate is out of Bush's hands December 18, 2008... Decision on appeal will be made by Obama administration By Denise Civiletti The fate of Broadwater's proposed floating natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound will not be decided by the Bush administration, after all. A decision on Broadwater's appeal of New York's rejection of its plan has been postponed until at least mid-February. U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on Dec. 10 issued a stay in the appeal proceedings that will keep the appeal record open until Feb. 13, effectively punting the decision to the incoming Obama administration.-- Read Full Story Here http://www2.timesreview.com/NR/Stories/TR121808_broadwater_den Proposed Offshore LNG Terminal Earmarked for Downsizing Malibu activists prepare for their "Drive Out LNG" up
the Pacific Coast Highway to protest the Oceanside project. The multinational oil company behind a proposed floating liquefied natural gas terminal 22 miles off Point Dume has asked officials to allow a half-year delay so it can downsize its plans. A spokesperson for Woodside Natural Gas says the firm will eliminate one of the two processing ships it had originally proposed to permanently station in Santa Monica Bay, and scale back the pipelines it will ask to lay across the floor of Santa Monica Bay and into Los Angeles. Read more... Court won't hear pipeline appeal By KEN DIXON Staff writer Updated: 12/02/2008
12:19:58 AM EST
HARTFORD -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided not to hear an appeal by the company that wanted to put a natural-gas pipeline through the scenic, ecologically fragile Thimble Islands of Branford. The refusal kills the 10-year-long effort by Islander East Co. LLC., although an appeal still remains before the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Read more... Companies Behind Defeated Gas Pipeline
Plan Seek Alternatives By DAVID FUNKHOUSER After a fatal blow Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court ended the eight-year battle over the Islander East natural gas pipeline, opponents savored a long-sought victory while the partnership behind the project said it is looking at other possible routes. The complete article can be viewed at: State sues feds over Broadwater November 27 -- Two New York agencies are asking a federal court to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of Broadwater Energy's application to site, build and operate a liquefied natural gas terminal in L.I. Sound. In a petition filed earlier this month with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, the New York departments of state and environmental conservation claim that FERC violated the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, the Clean Water Act and the Natural Gas Act when it issued permits on March 20 to Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC to construct and operate the floating LNG terminal and a 22-mile subsea pipeline in New York waters of L.I. Sound, about nine miles north of Wading River. Though the petition does not detail the state's arguments
regarding the alleged violations of federal law by FERC, which will be
contained in the state's subsequent brief and memorandum of law, at issue
is FERC's practice of granting permit approvals prior to completion of
review and approval by the appropriate state agencies under the federal
Coastal Zone Management and Clean Water acts. Read Full
Story Here Oil Tanker Attack May Spur Increased Company Security By Fred Pals and Gianluca Baratti Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The hijacking of a Saudi Arabian supertanker
off the east coast of Africa may spur oil and shipping companies to step
up security and use alternative routes, delaying cargoes to Europe and
the U.S., analysts said. FERC adds Bradwood Landing wrinkle
by Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian Federal energy regulators today put a question mark over their earlier approval of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal, proposed 20 miles east of Astoria on the Columbia River. Read more... Reality intrudes on favorable LNG poll findings The poll numbers on liquefied natural gas this fall were startling, especially to individuals who attended the only large-scale public hearing ever held in California about LNG. By a 63-19 percent margin, the usually reliable Field Poll found, Californians favor importing LNG and using it as part of the state's energy supply. http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/nov/05/reality-intrudes-on-favorable-lng-poll-findings/ Thomson Financial News NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Delays in liquefied natural gas (LNG) production projects in the coming years will keep the market tight for the next 15 years, according to a report from Bernstein Research. Read more... Plans shelved for LNG terminal in South Jersey October 8 2008 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Energy giant BP has suspended plans to build a $700 million liquefied natural gas terminal along the Delaware River in southern New Jersey. "We've been looking at the global market conditions surrounding LNG, and the timing for a terminal just isn't right, so we've put it on hold for at least two years," BP spokesman Tom Mueller said Wednesday. "We will hold on to the property and look at conditions down the road," Mueller added, noting that the company "believes New Jersey will need LNG infrastructure in the future, and we will position ourselves to do that." Read more... LNG MARKET SET FOR PRODUCTION DELAYS Monday, October 06, 2008 Delays in liquefied natural gas production projects in the coming years will keep the market tight for the next 15 years, according to a report from Bernstein Research. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=67504 Broadwater's plan not dead yet BY TOM INCANTALUPO October 6 2008 Although it's been trampled in the endless
stampede of fresher news, the proposal by Broadwater Energy to build a
liquid natural gas processing plant in Long Island Sound isn't dead. A MORE LIQUID MARKET Oct 2nd 2008 Offshore terminals and other tricks could promote greater trade in LNG AMID the waters of the Adriatic, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Venice, a curious new structure is being installed. It is the size of two football pitches, as tall as a ten-storey building and will soon be connected to the shore by a 15-kilometre pipeline. It is a regasification terminal, which will take deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and turn it back into a gas before pumping it ashore--and it is the first such plant to be located at sea. That has allowed its owners, Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, both oil and gas firms, and Edison, a local utility, to avoid the permitting problems that have hampered regasification projects in crowded countries such as Italy. See this article with graphics and related items at http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12342245 FERC refuses to reconsider Broadwater permit Federal regulators last Thursday refused multiple requests by state, county and town officials to reconsider their March 20 approvals of Broadwater Energy's floating liquefied natural gas terminal and subsea pipeline in Long Island Sound. Following New York state's April 10 coastal consistency ruling, New York and Connecticut, Suffolk County and the towns of Riverhead, Southold, Brookhaven, East Hampton and Huntington asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to conduct a new hearing on Broadwater’s applications for permits to construct and operate an LNG storage and regasification terminal in the middle of the Sound and the 22-mile subsea pipeline it would use to supply an existing natural gas transmission network with 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily. -- Read Full Story Here FERC: Broadwater approval stands The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
has turned down a request by state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
and the state Department of Environmental Protection to rehear and reconsider
its March decision in favor of Broadwater Energy's application to build
a floating liquefied natural gas plant in Long Island Sound. Sender's Comment: Feds refuse to reconsider Broadwater permit The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied requests by New York, Connecticut, Suffolk County and the towns of Riverhead, Southold, Brookhaven, East Hampton and Huntington to reconsider its approval of Broadwater Energy's permits to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound, nine miles off the coast of Wading River in the Town of Riverhead. FERC on March 20 issued conditional approvals to Broadwater Energy, a joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Pipelines, to site, construct, and operate a 1,215-foot-long LNG import terminal in Long Island Sound. The commission also issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Broadwater Pipeline LLC, an affiliate of Broadwater Energy, to construct, own, and operate a 21.7-mile-long pipeline subsea lateral from the LNG terminal to he Iroquois gas transmission system pipeline in Kings Park. Both approvals were conditioned on a determination by the N.Y. secretary
of state that the terminal would be consistent with New York's coastal
management policies. Gov. David Paterson announced on April 10 that
the N.Y. secretary of state had found Broadwater's proposed terminal
inconsistent with state coastal policies. Read Full Story Here Feds won't review OK for Broadwater
LNG plant Federal energy regulators have refused
to reconsider their March approval of the proposed Broadwater Energy
liquefied natural gas barge in Long Island Sound. But New York State's
rejection of the project on April 10 still blocks it. Gas finds hit LNG Terminals languishing By TED GRIGGS Aug 28, 2008 The Haynesville Shale and other massive natural gas finds have raised “big questions” about the future of liquefied natural gas in North America, and the Louisiana facilities that handle the fuel, one industry expert said. Read more... Whatever it takes As we report on page 4, New York's Department of State has filed a brief in response to Broadwater's appeal to the U.S. Commerce Department to override New York's ruling on April 10 that said placing a massive natural gas terminal -- 1,200 feet long! -- in the middle of the Long Island Sound would be inconsistent with New York's coastal management policies and should be disallowed. The strong and colorful language in the brief should be enough for anyone to oppose the project. For example, the state wrote that the terminal "would create an immense floating industrial complex obstructing currently open public waters in the Sound" that would be the equivalent of "the construction of a private 900-acre factory in the center of Yosemite National Park." The analogy is right on. But omitted from the quote, although addressed elsewhere in the brief, is that the plan also includes laying down a 22-mile-long pipeline beneath the Sound. If the commerce department turns down the appeal -- a decision that probably won't come until a new administration takes over in Washington -- it would put an end to Broadwater's risky plan, first proposed in November 2004. The legions of opponents to the project can credit Gov. David Paterson for the state's strong response. His predecessor, Eliot Spitzer, never did announce his stance on the project before leaving office, but his successor quickly did. "Frankly, Broadwater would scar Long Island Sound," Mr. Paterson said at a press conference in early April. "It would establish a very dangerous precedent of industrializing a waterway that generations of people have spent millions trying to preserve." The battle is not yet won, but the state's brief was a powerful salvo. We urge those in Albany to continue doing whatever it takes to get the Commerce Department to decide in favor of protecting our already threatened Sound. August 25, 2008 Drilling Boom Revives Hopes for Natural Gas By CLIFFORD KRAUSS HOUSTON — American natural gas production is rising at a clip not seen in half a century, pushing down prices of the fuel and reversing conventional wisdom that domestic gas fields were in irreversible decline. Read more... Read Full Story Here Freeport venture proposes re-exporting LNG By TOM FOWLER Operators of a newly opened Texas liquefied
natural gas import terminal want to re-export the fuel to other countries,
saying it will help them weather the current slowdown in the U.S. LNG
business. Natural gas surge
fuels worries about glut
STAR TELEGRAM Posted on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008 If the United States continues to produce as much natural gas as it has in the year’s first five months, the country will see a 35-year high in annual production in 2008.Is that too much of a good thing, at least from a producer’s point of view? Read more.. Freeport venture proposes re-exporting LNG By TOM FOWLER Operators of a newly opened Texas liquefied natural
gas import terminal want to re-export the fuel to other countries,
saying it will help them weather the current slowdown in the U.S.
LNG business. August 15, 2008...
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a brief filed today, urged
the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to reject Broadwater Energy’s
request that it override New York's denial of a proposed liquefied
natural gas (LNG) facility in Long Island Sound. Cheniere Energy Builds LNG Terminal — No One’s Coming By David Phillips August 14th, 2008 @ 11:30 pm Although the U.S. has limited LNG infrastructure, Cheniere still bet all of its chips on rising domestic demand for LNG. No hedging here — the company opted to shoulder the entire financial risk, looking to capture extra profit as sole operator/owner. Read more.. COUNTY TAKING FIGHT OVER LNG FACILITY TO SUPREME COURT Will ask for appeals ruling to be rejected by Joseph M. Giordano Despite being ruled against in federal court, Baltimore County is continuing its fight against a proposed liquefied natural gas plant on the Sparrows Point penninsula. Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. announced on Monday that the county plans to file a petition this week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the county's efforts to keep the LNG facilitiy off the county's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, according to a county press release. For more of this story, click on or type the URL below: http://dundalkeagle.com/articles/2008/08/14/news/news05.txt LNG case may go to high court County
planning appeal of approval for gas facility Commission to protect Sound proposed - AMANDA CUDA It could be a very Sound idea, as in Long Island Sound. State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal proposed Thursday that Connecticut and New York form a regional commission that would work to protect View Full Story Gas island faces fierce opposition By Michael H. Samuels Friday, July 25, 2008 Another offshore liquefied natural gas terminal pitched for the tri-state area is facing the same rough seas that sunk Broadwater. Read more... Energy
Summit 'Positive Step' Blumenthal Criticized By New Yorkers For Pipeline
Stance By LYNN DOAN Courant Staff Writer He was outnumbered by New York officials and grilled over Connecticut's rejection of a planned natural-gas pipeline under Long Island Sound. Still, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal described an energy summit held in Long Island on Thursday as "a positive step." The complete article can be viewed at: Levy aims to
ease Conn. opposition to Islander East BY TOM INCANTALUPO
July 7 2008 LNG Concerns Energy prices may be going through the roof. But some plans to add capacity by building liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities are being driven under. Will those efforts thwart America's attempt to expand its energy arsenal? Global markets for LNG are escalating, necessitating more investment in production, transportation and re-gasification. The industry is attracting billions from top tier players that weigh their investment decisions. Risks abound. But the overwhelming demand for new natural gas supplies appears to trump other considerations. Read more... Samsung to Deliver World's Biggest LNG Tanker for Exxon Project July 8 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co. will deliver the world's biggest liquefied natural gas tanker to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s venture in Qatar in August, adding capacity to the market for the cleaner-burning fuel. Read more... Broadwater files appeal Broadwater Energy has appealed New York's objection to its plan to moor a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound, nine miles off the coast of Wading River. The energy company, a joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Pipelines, filed its appeal Friday with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez. Broadwater is asking Mr. Gutierrez to override the New York Department of State's April 10 ruling that the energy company's proposed floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound was inconsistent with the state's coastal zone management policy. In a 21-page brief, Broadwater argues that its project is consistent with the objectives of the federal coastal zone management act pursuant to which the state's coastal policies are promulgated. The facility furthers the national interest ... in a significant or substantial manner, the national interest furthered it outweighs the activity's adverse coastal effects, and there is no reasonable alternative available, according to the brief. Read Full Story Here http://www2.timesreview.com/SIR/Stories/Broadwater2008-06-06T14-31-36 Broadwater Appeals Denial on LNG Terminal By Judy Benson Riverhead, N.Y. - Broadwater Energy announced today that it has filed an appeal to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce related to New York State’s Department of State decision to deny permission to locate a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island. Read more... New plan seen
as Broadwater alternative By Tom Incantalupo tom.incantalupo@newsday.com Clinton issues clear warning on LNG controversy HTTP://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&subsectionID=398&articleID=51271&Q=55768.12 In his speech before hundreds of people gathered at the Columbia River Maritime Museum Monday, former President Bill Clinton presented his case for making Hillary Clinton the Democratic nominee for president. Chief among his arguments was her stance on liquefied natural gas. Read more... On 4/28/2008, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.: Filer: Broadwater Energy LLC NEW YORK REGION / NYREGION | April 20, 2008 Energy: No Floating Gas Plant; States Weigh OptionsBy JOHN RATHER NOW that New York has rejected Broadwater Energy’s floating natural gas plant in Long Island Sound, New York and Connecticut will rely on gas pipelines, conservation and renewable energy sources to meet emerging power needs, officials and others in both states said. Can Broadwater sail on? Is New York State's decision last week on Broadwater's floating liquefied natural gas terminal the last word on the project -- or isn't it? A federal agency, after all, just two weeks earlier approved a permit to construct and operate Broadwater's proposed floating LNG terminal. Broadwater Energy, the Shell Oil-TransCanada Pipelines joint venture proposing to build the LNG terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound, says it is thinking about appealing the state's ruling. Broadwater opponents, meanwhile, say an appeal is meaningless, because the project would be tied up in legal proceedings for such a long time that alternative LNG projects, such as a floating offshore terminal already proposed for the Atlantic Ocean, would be approved in the interim, rendering Broadwater's plan moot. Read Full Story Here Is LNG flame burning out? Business - Is LNG flame burning out? April 1, 2008 Critics say liquefied natural gas is difficult to secure, expensive to produce and not much cleaner than coal-generated power. Do mestic production of natural gas is falling as demand continues to shoot up, a situation that over the past few years has positioned liquefied natural gas as an energy saviour. Read more Appeal expected after gas platform nixed - KEN DIXON kdixon@ctpost.com MILFORD — Gov. M. Jodi Rell threw a little beach party Thursday to celebrate New York state's rejection of the controversial Broadwater liquefied natural gas platform in Long Island Sound. View Full Story Broadwater not ready to give up on plans BY TOM INCANTLUPO
April 10 2008, 7:18 PM EDT Clinton claims greater devotion on Ore. gas terminals GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Sen. Hillary Clinton is trying to use opposition to siting liquid natural gas terminals in Oregon to narrow Sen. Barack Obama's apparent lead in the Democratic presidential primary.Clinton's campaign staff said Tuesday she spoke against a provision of the 2005 Energy Policy Act that took away state authority over siting LNG ports — and she opposed the final bill while Obama voted for it. Clinton domestic policy director Catherine Brown said in a conference call with reporters that this shows the New York senator has a far greater commitment to the issue than Obama, despite his lending support as a co-sponsor to a bill introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to restore state control. Read more... Broadwater releases favorable poll, but others attack survey BY TOM INCANTALUPO April 7 2008, 7:56 PM EDTBroadwater Energy released poll results yesterday showing overwhelming support on Long Island for its natural gas barge, but the survey itself came under sharp attack. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzbroad0408,0,192962.story CT Sends Plea Across The Sound by Marcia Chambers | April 7, 2008 4:40 PM Under chilly, overcast April skies, two Connecticut U.S. reps., the state’s attorney general and other elected officials made a united plea to New York’s governor Monday to reject the Broadwater LNG facility in Long Island Sound. If New York Gov. David A. Paterson refuses, and his decision may be known as early as Wednesday, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal vowed at the Monday gathering at the Stony Creek dock “to straitjacket Broadwater in the courts so that a safer, saner project takes its place.” Read more... 03/21/2008 | 03:30 PM Three days before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's final approval Thursday, March 20, of Broadwater, a liquefied natural gas barge that the Shell Oil subisidiary proposes to moor nine miles off the coast of Wading River, the Village Board had put on record its opposition to any fixed LNG operations in the Long Island Sound. Read more... News 12 LI - Special Broadwater Report III and IV (03/26/08) WOODBURY - The claim that Broadwater Energy's natural gas terminal will save Long Island residents money is proving to be a sticking point in the debate over the company's plan.
LI to get natural gas supply increase BY TOM INCANTALUPOMarch 27 2008, 6:36 PM EDT A little-noticed action by federal energy regulators will increase
natural gas supplies for Long Island and parts of New York City by about
10 percent in the next 19 months -- helping to meet growing demand and,
in the view of some, reducing the need for gas from the proposed Broadwater
barge in the Long Island Sound. The complete article can be viewed at: Paterson shouldn't dawdle on the decision, but should talk $$ with Shell March 24 2008 The window for a decision on Broadwater is getting narrower. Federal energy regulators last week gave their final approval to build the nation's first floating liquid natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound. Now New York State has to determine as quickly as possible whether this $1 billion project can deliver on its promises. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpbro245624219mar24,0,4563321.story LNG site OK’d despite shortage 01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, March 23, 2008 By Daniel Whitten Bloomberg NewsThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved a liquefied natural gas terminal for Long Island Sound even though the United States will have almost four times more import capacity than it can use by 2012 because of a shortfall in fuel supply, according to a report from consultant PFC Energy. "Conn. Officials Plan To Fight Broadwater - Connecticut News Story - WFSB Hartford"The link:http://www.wfsb.com/news/15653813/detail.html?taf=hart FERC approves Broadwater LNG terminal March 20, 2008...The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today approved Broadwater Energys application to build and operate a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound. FERCs approval was widely anticipated. The commissions staff issued its final environmental impact statement in January, which concluded the LNG terminal would not have significant environmental impacts. At the commissioners regular monthly meeting this morning, webcast
live from Washington, D.C., FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the project
meets all federal environmental and safety standards.
-- Read Full Story Here "U.S. faces LNG shortfall on terminal capacity" A new factor for the LNG terminal plan March 17, 2008The dramatic downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will have far-reaching impacts, and one of them might be in the middle of Long Island Sound. The governor's voice was expected to be vital in helping determine whether a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal should be built in New York waters not far from Connecticut, and his sudden resignation because of a sex scandal leaves his state's intentions up in the air. The massive Broadwater terminal would be built just outside Connecticut's part of the Sound, which leaves our state out of the regulatory loop. The federal government has already offered its blessing, mistakenly, so one of the last hopes to stop this privatization of a major public resource falls to New York. As the potential principal beneficiary of the project, our neighbor state's opposition is far from guaranteed. Our own Gov. M. Jodi Rell, basing her remarks on reports from a task force she set up to examine the project, termed the proposal "an environmental nightmare." She's right, but she unfortunately has little say in the matter. Major authority falls to New York's governor-in-waiting, Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who takes office today. His feelings on the matter are a mystery, and he has said he might delay taking a position. State asks FERC to wait until N.Y. is ready - PETER URBAN purban@ctpost.com WASHINGTON — Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell sought Monday to delay federal action on a proposed liquefied natural gas platform in Long Island Sound as a new governor takes over in New York. View Full Story Yes, We're Opposed 3/14/2008 in Home -- A top executive of Broadwater Energy has described Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's characterization of a task force report on his firm's proposed liquefied natural gas terminal for Long Island Sound as “vitriolic and factually flawed.” The governor doesn't see it that way. Read more.. Williams says Spitzer scandal could affect Broadwater project Associated Press March 11 2008HARTFORD, Conn. -- Given the sex scandal surrounding New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Senate President Donald Williams wants Connecticut to reach out to his lieutenant governor and persuade him to oppose Broadwater. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-11194147.apds.m0790.bc-ct-xgr--mar11,0,7084575.story Reuters.com - Exxon CEO sees U.S. difficulty competing for LNG 3/7/2008 http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN0561948920080305 Shell Seeking Broadwater Sales Company Moves To Line Up Customers For Controversial Proposed Natural Gas FacilityBy MARK PETERS Courant Staff Writer March 6 2008 Even as controversy continues over the Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal proposed for Long Island Sound, one of the companies behind the project is taking steps to sell the natural gas that would be delivered through the terminal. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.courant.com/business/hc-broadwater0306.artmar06,0,7964535.story Broadwater Isn't the Only Choice, It's Not Even the Best Choice - Staff Reports Those of you who have been following the progress of Broadwater's controversial proposal to build one of the world's largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) platforms in Long Island Sound 10. View Full Story LNG harmful energy choice, group says February 27 2008 In a full-frontal attack on the dozen liquefied natural gas terminals proposed along the coast of California and Oregon, a Bay Area environmental group says the purported "clean energy" is as bad as coal and will harm the state's much-vaunted push to cut greenhouse gases in the coming decades. Read more...NY State must kill Broadwater to benefit public February 26 2008 BY RICHARD BLUMENTHAL Richard Blumenthal is attorney general of Connecticut. The Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal proposed for Long Island Sound can mark the dawn of a new era - if we kill it. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opblu265591772feb26,0,5616483.story Broadwater critics rail against ad campaign Local environmental activists and politicians are calling for state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate Broadwater Energy's "false advertising" campaign, which they say misleads the public about energy savings and attempts to drum up political support before the governor decides in April whether or not the project can go forward. "They're saying the average family will save $300 with Broadwater, and that's false," said Richard Amper, executive director of the Pine Barrens Society, a group that's a member of the Anti-Broadwater Coalition. "We've talked to people in the energy business and economists, and they have said that is false." A recent launch of television, print and radio ads by Broadwater Energy claim a floating natural gas terminal proposed for Long Island Sound by the joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Corporation would save island households $300 per year in energy costs. This claim is being disputed by area environmentalists, who sent Mr. Cuomo a letter Wednesday asking him to investigate the advertisements. Read Full Story Here http://www2.timesreview.com/SUN/Stories/S022208_broadwater_ag Blumenthal says natural gas plant is flawed By: Gregory B. Hladky, Special to the Bard LETTERS
Patricia Eddington
(D-Medford); Leah Schmalz; Fred Feingold; JoAnn Attison; Keith Hecker;
Stuart Leopold February 17 2008... Broadwater threatens the Sound Broadwater: good for Shell. By Mark Seratoff Friday, February 15, 2008... The final Broadwater Environmental Impact statement was recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and, after reading it, one can conclude that the document is best described as a sales brochure for the Long Island Sound floating, supertanker-size liquefied natural gas factory. Read more... For the Second Time in Two Months DEC Tells Broadwater their Application is Incomplete and Project is damaging to the LI Sound Read release... |
