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Stop Broadwater

Levy aims to ease Conn. opposition to Islander East

BY TOM INCANTALUPO
tom.incantalupo@newsday.com

July 7 2008

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is hoping that a little Long Island hospitality will soften Connecticut's opposition to the Islander East pipeline that would bring more natural gas across that state and the Sound to Levy's constituency. The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzpipe075755213jul07,0,7953866.story

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
Published on 6/6/2008 in Home »State »State News

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

May 20 2008, 6:10 PM EDT

A New Jersey-based venture yesterday proposed a cheaper and, to some environmentalists, preferable alternative to facilities like Broadwater for bringing more natural gas to the New York region: pipelines connected to buoys 15 miles off the Jersey coast, to which liquid natural gas tankers would deliver regassified fuel.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzlng0521,0,6321049.story

Clinton issues clear warning on LNG controversy

HTTP://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&subsectionID=398&articleID=51271&Q=55768.12
Web Posted 5/12/2008 3:49:00 PM

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
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (as Agent)
Broadwater Pipeline LLC
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (as Agent)

Docket(s): CP06-54-000
CP06-55-000
CP06-56-000
Filing Type: General Correspondence
Description: Request of Broadwater Energy LLC, et. al. that the consolidated record be compiled and transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce under CP06-54-000, et. al.

To view the document for this Filing, click here
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20080428-5120

NEW YORK REGION / NYREGION   | April 20, 2008

Energy:  No Floating Gas Plant; States Weigh Options
By 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
http://www2.timesreview.com/SUN/premium/S041708_broadwater_den

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 tom.incantalupo@newsday.com

April 10 2008, 7:18 PM EDT

As New York Gov. David A. Paterson pronounced the Broadwater barge as "behind us" Thursday and project opponents here and in Connecticut congratulated each other, the promoters of the Long Island Sound gas terminal showed no signs of being ready to give up.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzbroad0411,0,7865269.story

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 tom.incantalupo@newsday.com
April 7 2008, 7:56 PM EDT

Broadwater 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...

Saying No to Broadwater

Editorial March 31, 2008
Here is our position on Broadwater, the quarter-mile-long floating energy barge in Long Island Sound that could supply New York and Connecticut with a billion cubic feet of natural gas a day — provided it wins regulatory approval, is built as planned and doesn’t get blown up by terrorists or sunk by market forces:

Let’s not.

It is not necessarily the most obvious call. But the benefit that Broadwater promises — convenient satisfaction of the region’s ravening energy appetite — is overcome by more pressing long-range concerns, like finally curbing the addiction to fossil fuels and preventing another industrial incursion into Long Island Sound.

Despite having been instantly and nearly unanimously condemned by public officials and environmentalists on both sides of the Sound, Broadwater has passed several tests since it was introduced in 2004. It is now up to New York State to determine whether the project meets environmental standards under the Coastal Zone Management Act and the Clean Water Act.

New York regulators and Gov. David Paterson may be the last hope for scuttling the project, although officials in Connecticut have promised federal lawsuits, too, if that is what it takes. The battle will certainly go on for a while. Anti-Broadwater activists have expressed serious doubts about whether the federal review of environmental impact was thorough enough. They have also raised credible doubts that the market will even support this huge commitment to new infrastructure.

Long Island Sound could probably survive the addition of a permanent industrial barge the length of four football fields, and fishing boats and pleasure boaters could probably learn to cope with gas tankers, and everyone could probably live with the remote possibility of a big gas explosion in the Sound. But it’s not worth the accumulation of these insults to the Sound and its stressed ecosystem. Natural gas is cleaner than oil or coal but still a globe-warming fossil fuel.

One crucial caveat remains: By steadfastly opposing this project over the gas industry’s insistence that the region needs it, Broadwater’s critics are committing themselves to bearing the cost of the cleaner, greener way. This means a serious commitment to energy conservation and serious investments in wind and solar power, and in retooling existing power plants for efficiency and cleanliness.

Village Board opposes Broadwater--Bishop demands hearing on security issues
By Dave Willinger

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 INCANTALUPOtom.incantalupo@newsday.com

March 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:
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzpipe0328,0,4371130.story

LI needs LNG guarantees

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 News

The 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
http://www2.timesreview.com/SUN/Stories/R032008_broadwaterFERC_den

"U.S. faces LNG shortfall on terminal capacity"

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=1873fe06-c0a2-4d00-8493-7ee21aa43e3f&k=88430

A new factor for the LNG terminal plan

March 17, 2008

The 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 2008

HARTFORD, 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 Facility

By 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

LETTERS

Patricia Eddington (D-Medford); Leah Schmalz; Fred Feingold; JoAnn Attison; Keith Hecker; Stuart Leopold February 17 2008... Broadwater threatens the Sound

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opltr5580622feb17,0,6665075.story

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...

NYS DEC Rips Broadwater…Again

For the Second Time in Two Months DEC Tells Broadwater their Application is Incomplete and Project is damaging to the LI Sound

Read release...

LNG Tanker Disabled and Adrift

U.S. Central Command | February 12, 2008

BOSTON - The Coast Guard is monitoring and assisting a Liquefied Natural Gas tanker, which lost propulsion and is disabled and adrift with 29 people aboard approximately 35 miles east of Chatham, Mass. The vessel is not in immediate danger and is drifting away from Cape Cod. The 933-foot tanker Catalunya Spirit, carrying a full load of LNG from Trinidad and Tobago to Boston, became disabled about 3 a.m., this morning. The tanker crew is making hourly situation reports to Sector Boston. Additionally, Air Station Cape Cod is planning to deliver a Coast Guard marine inspector and a technical representative to the Catalunya Spirit today. The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba is on scene with the tanker to assist with communication. Teekay Corporation, the company that operates Catalunya Spirit, has contracted two tug boats to assist. The tugs are expected to arrive on scene with the Catalunya Spirit at 11:30 p.m. A second Coast Guard marine inspector is aboard one of the tugs. Current weather is 30-35 knot winds with 12 foot seas and is forecast to diminish overnight. "As part of our response plan, we've notified our National Strike Team, and we're coordinating salvage and pollution response assets," said Capt. Gail Kulisch, Captain of the port of Boston. "A very comprehensive safety system has been developed by the Coast Guard in conjunction with port partners and the shipping company to minimize the risk to the marine environment and public safety."

Is the Sound up for sale?

Valentine's Day is coming and Broadwater Energy wants to win your heart. And it's come calling with more than a box of chocolates and a dozen roses. The would-be natural gas provider has an open checkbook and the deep pockets of its owners, Shell Oil Company and TransCanada Corp., to tap for cash to influence public opinion.

Broadwater has initiated a media blitz in what might be -- should be -- the last days of opportunity to gain New York's approval for its plan to moor a huge floating LNG terminal in the waters off the coast of Wading River. In TV, radio and print ads throughout the metropolitan region, Broadwater is crowing about its purported benefits to the Long Island economy and local residents, including a $300 "median household annual savings" on energy costs for Long Island residents.

Why now? -- Read Full Story Here
http://www2.timesreview.com/SUN/premium/S-02-08-08_column_den

Renew Community Earth Letter to The Honorable Thomas DiNapoli

Broadwater donation seen as publicity tactic

(02/05/08) DEER PARK - The heads of Shell Oil Company and Broadwater Energy have presented a $150,000 check to United Way of Long Island, but many are questioning the sincerity of the gift. The money is slated to go toward ?Project Warmth,? a program to help struggling Long Island residents heat their homes over the winter. However, Shell's visit to the Island comes just a week before the New York Department of State rules whether or not to approve the placement of Broadwater's liquefied natural gas barge in the Long Island Sound.

Some say the timing of the donation plays out like a publicity tactic. Adrienne Esposito, of the Anti-Broadwater Coalition, says it is part of a setup to make Broadwater look good. She says the money doesn't make a bad project right.

Representatives of Shell defend the move. ?It is absolutely in the interests of Shell and our participation in the community to be part and parcel of the charitable giving of the community and we do that everywhere across the country,? says Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister. Environmentalists also take issue with Shell Oil's rare sit down with Gov. Eliot Spitzer a couple of weeks ago. Esposito says the governor needs to realize the issue is not about energy, but about protecting the Long Island Sound. The New York Department of State is making its ruling on Broadwater Feb. 12.

Video : http://news12.cv.net/video/CL205BDT.wmv

Broadwater makes pitch to Long Island Regional Planning Board
By Michael H. Samuels

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 03:45 PM EST... Broadwater Energy’s plan to bring liquid natural gas to Long Island would save the state and the region money while providing what the federal government. Read more...

Attorney General, In Formal Filing, Says Broadwater Provided Inaccurate Information To New York

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a filing today, said that New York cannot grant Broadwater Energy an easement in Long Island Sound for its proposed massive liquefied natural gas terminal because the company has provided inaccurate and incomplete information. Blumenthal filed additional formal comments today with the New York Office of General Services (OGS) after Broadwater provided inaccurate and incomplete details about its facility in seeking an easement for its project in Long Island Sound. Read more...

'GAS OPEC' TO BE DISCUSSED AGAIN IN JUNE

Friday, January 25, 2008 Gas-producing countries will discuss the idea of forming a "gas OPEC" along the lines of the existing oil cartel this summer in Moscow. Members of the existing Gas Exporting Countries Forum had appointed an expert to look at the idea. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=55838

Levy proposes deal for gas line in Sound, not barge
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA

"Both the proposed Broadwater Project and the Islander East Pipeline Project would be within the same general offshore area," it says ". ... See all stories on this topic

 

Spitzer's meeting with Shell CEO raises concerns

(01/29/08) WOODBURY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer?s position on the proposed Broadwater natural gas barge remains unknown, but a recent meeting between the governor and an oil executive has some environmentalists worried.

News 12 Long Island has learned Spitzer sat down with Shell CEO John Hoefmiester two weeks ago. A Shell spokesperson confirmed the meeting.

"In a real democracy all voices are heard, not just the wealthy voices,? Adrienne Esposito, of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said.

Esposito said the most she?s been granted was a meeting with the governor?s deputy environmental aide. She said if Spitzer meets with the oil company, he should hear the other side too.

Environmentalists and a number of Long Island residents have come out against the project that would put a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Long Island Sound nine miles off the north shore.

A spokesperson for the governor said Spitzer has no additional meetings scheduled with Shell officials. Calls to Broadwater officials were not returned.

Related Information:
Activists gather in Huntington to oppose Broadwater Feds: Broadwater barge poses no environmental threat DEC letter could sink Broadwater project

Video : http://news12.cv.net/video/CL0128BT.wmv

 

The future of Long Island Sound rests in the hands of Governor Eliot Spitzer

No third chances --North Shore Sun

January 31, 2008--Educated at Princeton and Harvard Law School, Eliot Spitzer is obviously a smart man. But when it comes to politics, he is getting his education at the school of hard knocks, and learning the ropes on a very public stage. First there was "trooper-gate." That was followed by the driver's license fiasco. The new governor had a very rough first year.

A new year is barely under way and Mr. Spitzer has made another unfortunate misstep, declining to meet with environmental activists opposed to the proposed Broadwater liquefied natural gas plant and then agreeing to meet with the CEO of Shell Oil, a partner in Broadwater Energy. What was he thinking? Read more...

LNG suit getting noticed -- Stifled firm challenges Balto. County strategy
By Laura Barnhardt sun reporter

January 30 2008 When an energy company and Baltimore County government square off in a federal appeals court today, the arguments might have widespread interest beyond whether a liquefied natural gas terminal should be built on Sparrows Point.

Read more...

Editorial: Long Island must benefit even more from Broadwater

January 27, 2008 The promise of Broadwater is cheap natural gas for Long Island from a new, reliable source. After four years of hearings, studies and protests, it remains unclear whether Shell Oil and TransCanada's proposed $1 billion liquid natural gas facility for Long Island Sound can fulfill that promise. Read more...

NEW YORK REGION / NYREGION   | January 27, 2008
Energy:  Long Island Sound Proposal Awaits Crucial Ruling By JOHN RATHER

FEDERAL approval for the liquefied natural gas plant that Broadwater Energy has proposed for Long Island Sound got closer this month when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff concluded that the project, with 86 recommended changes, would have limited environmental impact. Read more...

LNG permits prove tough
Broadwater partners have abandoned previous plans
By John Henry 1/24/08

Even corporate powerhouses don't always get their way. That's worth noting as the final stage approaches in the approval process for Broadwater Energy's proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in mid-Long Island Sound. Whether the controversial project goes forward remains to be seen, but in recent years the corporate behemoths behind it -- Royal Dutch Shell and TransCanada Corp. -- abandoned plans for three other terminals. As with Broadwater, each of these projects was fiercely opposed by local community groups. Read more...

FERC moves LNG plant forward By: Corey Sipe , Staff Writer

01/24/2008 In its final report, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stated that if 86 actions are taken, the project would have "limited adverse environmental impacts" to the Sound. Read more...

Broadwater bashed big time By Sally E. Bahner , Editor

01/18/2008 FERC's impact statement draws fire on all fronts. Local, state and federal officials have come out with a resounding chorus of dismay in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Final Environmental Impact Statement for Broadwater, the liquefied natural gas floating storage and re-gasification unit proposed for Long Island Sound. Read more...

Broadwater may come between friends By Brian Lockhart Staff Writer

January 16, 2008... As state attorneys general in Connecticut and New York, Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Eliot Spitzer were political soulmates, particularly when it came to pooling legal resources and clout to protect the environment. Read more...

Broadwater gas plant debate rages onby JAMES NASH (Stamford Times)

January 17, 2008....Broadwater released results of a poll this week saying 63 percent of survey participants supported the company's proposed liquid natural gas [LNG] terminal when told the project could save Connecticut residents about $400 in annual energy bills. Broadwater estimates the terminal would bring $680 in yearly savings to the region. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] released a draft environmental impact statement on the Long Island Sound LNG project last year. Read more..

No big deal, they tell us -- Denise Civiletti

January 17, 2008....Hey, guess what? You know that 1,215-foot-long gas terminal Shell Oil wants to build in a public waterway in the Long Island Sound off the coast of Wading River? Read more...

Sound The Alarm -- January 14, 2008

Gov. M. Jodi Rell had justification for effectively declaring an all-out war Friday on plans to build the potentially hazardous Broadwater liquid natural gas facility in the middle of Long Island Sound, just 11 miles from Branford. Read more...

Our Worst Fears . . . GAO Says: We Can't Protect Broadwater By Kitty Merrill

You read it here first. Three years ago, mere weeks after Broadwater Energy debuted a plan to cite a Queen Mary-sized liquefied natural gas platform in the Long Island Sound, The Independent raised the question: Could the government protect the enormous platform, not to mention boaters and the public on shore if terrorists attack? An editorial in the January 12, 2005 edition expressed doubts. Read more...

NIGERIAN GROUP MEND RAISES ALARMS WITH TANKER BLAST

Friday, January 11, 2008 A well-known Nigerian militant group said Friday it detonated a remote explosive device that caused a fire on a tanker and said it got help carrying out the attack from people in the energy industry and Nigeria's intelligence services.    http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=55218

Sound The Alarm

January 14 2008 Gov. M. Jodi Rell had justification for effectively declaring an all-out war Friday on plans to build the potentially hazardous Broadwater liquid natural gas facility in the middle of Long Island Sound, just 11 miles from Branford. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-broadwater.artjan14,0,5273239.story

Congressmen Call For Halt To LNG Plans By Judy Benson

1/11/2008 U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney joined two of his congressional colleagues Thursday in citing a newly released government report as further evidence that Broadwater Energy's proposal to park a huge liquefied natural gas processing and supply barge in Long Island Sound should not win federal approval. Read more...

Feds favor Broadwater proposal, again BY TOM INCANTALUPO

January 11, 2008, 2:55 PM EST... Federal energy regulators have concluded once again that the controversial Broadwater natural gas terminal can be built and operated with "limited adverse environmental impacts" if certain conditions are met. Read more...

Coast Guard Ill-Equipped for LNG Attack, GAO Says (Update1) c.2008 Bloomberg News By Daniel Whitten

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Coast Guard doesn’t have ample resources to secure ports handling energy commodities such as liquefied natural gas, according to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office. Read more...

Will Spitzer pan Broadwater gas plant for his image? BY TO

Jan. 7, 2008...Gov. Eliot Spitzer's tough times in 2007 could make 2008 a better year for those who'd like to permanently sink the Broadwater natural gas barge proposal, some political pundits believe. Read more...

DEC faults Broadwater plan--Says LNG facility will have serious adverse environmental impacts By Denise Civiletti

Broadwater Energy's proposed mid-Sound liquefied natural gas facility would have serious adverse environmental impacts and its permit applications will not be approved by the N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation unless the company can demonstrate how those impacts will be mitigated, according to a "notice of incomplete application" issued Dec. 21 by the state DEC. Read more...

12/19/2007 Point of View Broadwater: Environmental Scam & Human Rights Disaster By: Peter Maniscalco (Suffolk Life)

As a concerned Long Islander, I wonder why Shell Oil Company wants to site the Broadwater LNG (liquid natural gas) factory in Long Island Sound on the New York side rather than the Connecticut side of this water body. Why was there a Newsday picture of New York City Mayor Bloomberg with Shell Oil's president at a recent Urban League national convention? Why is Shell Oil being sued for human rights violations? Why did Broadwater/Shell give $10 million dollars to a mainly African-American organization? Why did LIPA hire a consultant to undertake a so-called "independent" study of Broadwater? Why do recent Greenpeace studies report that LNG is a filthy fuel, almost as dirty as coal? Puzzling over these questions led me to undertake research that helped me understand the truth about Broadwater. Read more...

NIGERIA SEEKS BIGGER SLICE OF OIL PROFITS

Thursday, December 13, 2007 Nigeria is beginning the deepest overhaul of its petroleum industry in decades, a move expected to make it tougher for big operators such as Royal Dutch Shell to profit from tapping Africa's biggest oil-producing country. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=53965

Exxon Mobil plan may harm Broadwater's chances BY TOM INCANTALUPO

December 13, 2007 Opponents of the liquefied natural gas terminal proposed for the middle of Long Island Sound say Exxon's proposal for a similar plant will hurt Broadwater Energy's chances of getting federal and state approvals. Read more...

Broadwater one of many new plans By John Henry

12/13/07... It happened more than three decades before anyone ever heard of Broadwater Energy's novel $700-million-plus floating regasification terminal proposed for mid-Long Island Sound. Read more....

Exxon Mobil plans floating LNG terminal off NJ coast 12/11/2007, 5:35 p.m.

DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the country's biggest oil company, said Tuesday it wants to anchor a floating liquefied natural gas terminal 20 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Read more...

State legislator eases into debate

By Brian Lockhart Staff Writer

December 2, 2007...State Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, is passionate about two things - protecting Long Island Sound and weaning the state off its dependency on foreign oil. Read more...

Broadwater may creep into presidential politics by Rick Brand

December 9 2007...With all the attention on caucuses in Iowa and the first primary in New Hampshire, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudy Giuliani have enough problems with their shrinking leads in national polls. Read more...

20,000 More Sign Petition Against Broadwater

December 5 2007 Opponents of the Broadwater Energy liquid natural gas terminal say they have forwarded to federal regulators and Gov. Eliot Spitzer the signatures of another 20,000 people on petitions contending the facility proposed for Long Island Sound would be an environmental threat and would interfere with regional commercial and leisure activities. The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.newsday.com/business/autocorner/ny-bzbroad055487966dec05,0,1306202.story

December 2007... An Un Sound Plan (The Day)
If you thought the Broadwater plan to build a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound was one of the worst, environmentally abominable ideas ever proposed for the 110-mile-long estuary, consider the plan announced recently by a New York multimillionaire. Read more...

Natural gas issue takes center stage in White Plains

(11/13/07) WHITE PLAINS - A proposed plan to build a floating natural gas plant on the Long Island Sound was the focus of a hearing Tuesday in White Plains. Read more..

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AntiBroadwater Lobby Day in Albany
Photo by Casey Gobbi

On 10/26/2007, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:

Filer: NEW YORK, STATE OF
BROADWATER ENERGY, LLC
BROADWATER PIPELINE LLC
DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP (as Agent)

Docket(s): CP06-54-000 CP06-55-000
Filing Type: General Correspondence
Description: Stay Agreement between Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC and New York State Department of State under CP06-54 et al.

To view the document for this Filing, click here
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20071026-4006

 

Pipeline Owners Looking To Expand Diameter
Public Comment Period Set For Thursday At 7

Published on 11/3/2007 in Home »Region »Region News
Norwich — The public will have a chance to learn about and comment on a project to increase the size of Algonquin Gas Transmission's pipelines through southeastern Connecticut during a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall... Read more...

Spitzer picks Broadwater lobbyist as top adviser

BY JOHN RILEY AND RICK BRAND.john.riley@newsday.com.rick.brand@newsday.com; Staff writer Dan Janison contributed to this story.

November 2 2007 Gov. Eliot Spitzer yesterday appointed the chief Albany lobbyist for the cross-sound Broadwater energy project as a senior adviser in his administration, raising the eyebrows of some Long Island opponents of the proposal.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/news/ny-stspit025442615nov02,0,7049027.story


On 10/26/2007, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:

Filer: NEW YORK, STATE OF
BROADWATER ENERGY, LLC
BROADWATER PIPELINE LLC
DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP (as Agent)

Docket(s): CP06-54-000
CP06-55-000
Filing Type: General Correspondence
Description: Stay Agreement between Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC and New York State Department of State under CP06-54 et al.

To view the document for this Filing, click here
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20071026-4006

Nassau, New Jersey pols protest gas plant plan -- 10/12

Broadwater Gets Air Emissions Pass--10/12

Underwater Pipe Plan Considers Environment -- 9/10 The Day

Rep. Shays 'ashamed' of his opposition to Broadwater plant

said he was "getting cynical about the critics" of the LNG plant and urged environmentalists to be willing to compromise on the issue. ... See all stories on this topic

 

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