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Archive for September, 2008

TORP: Fed’s Decision On LNG Terminal Based On Inaccurate Data

Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Several days ago, the National Marine Fisheries Service sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard stating their objections to the proposed Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal by Houston-based TORP (Terminal ... Read more..

Canada Extends Jurisidiction Over Arctic Waters To 200 Miles

Friday, September 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In the latest round of "grab it while you can" in the Arctic frontier, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his country is extending its jurisdiction in the region by ... Read more..

Federal Agency Files Protest Over Proposed LNG Terminal Off Alabama Coast

Friday, September 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Mark up another proposed LNG receiving terminal that has come under fire. The latest is Houston-based TORP (Terminal Offshore Regas Plant) Technology's planned Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal. Under TORP's plans, the ... Read more..

Methane Seen Bubbling To Surface In Arctic Waters Off Siberia

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

What could be the perfect set-up for a science-fiction novel or movie, scientists have found evidence of methane gas escaping into the atmosphere in an uncontrolled release from the Arctic ... Read more..

Ohio Residents Get A Chance To Bid On Natural Gas Prices On eBay

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

How many times have you, or someone you know, looked at a utility bill and said you wish you could set your own rates for natural gas? Ohio residents will soon ... Read more..

FERC Gives Nod To Oregon LNG Terminal; Company Can Expect State Fight

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Houston-based NorthernStar Natural Gas has been given the go-head by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its proposed LNG receiving terminal on the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. NorthernStar must still ... Read more..

Hurricane Ike Leaves A Mystery In His Wake On The Alabama Coast

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Every storm and hurricane leaves certain mysteries in its path--ships blown miles inland, people found unhurt miles from what's left of their homes, animals that left before the storm, tiny ... Read more..

Oregon Senator Wants To Shut Down LNG Shipping Terminal In Alaska

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) wants to shut down the only LNG shipping terminal in the U.S. In a letter to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, Wyden has asked the Department of Energy ... Read more..

Russians, Venezuelans May Conduct Exercise Near Offshore Oil, Gas Fields

Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Peter the Great is coming to Venezuela and Hugo Chavez couldn't be happier and the Bush administration unhappier. Peter the Great is a Kirov Class battlecruiser and one of the jewels ... Read more..

Polls Support Chant Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Heard During GOP Convention

Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

If you had been watching the Republican National Convention last week, there was one moment that could have really summed up the feelings of most Americans now. During one moment, a ... Read more..