Massachusetts

A group of House Democrats led by Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts sent a letter to the American Petroleum Institute (API) Thursday disputing claims by oil and natural gas producers that a proposal restricting royalty relief would lead to the breach of existing leases or would bar so many U.S. producers from purchasing new leases that it would effectively outsource production in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere to foreign companies.

Four members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday expressing their opposition to the controversial proposed Weaver’s Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to be located in Fall River, MA.

The Massachusetts State Auditor on Thursday reported lax oversight by the Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) of the state’s 20 peak shaving and satellite liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facilities. The facilities, which are a various locations around the state, hold about 9.5 Bcf of natural gas and can deliver a total of 1 Bcf/d.

American Honda Motor Co. said it is working with Massachusetts-based Climate Energy LLC to bring a micro combined heat and power (MCHP) cogeneration technology power by natural gas to the U.S. residential sector. Honda said the system will provide residential heat more efficiently than ever before, with the added benefit of producing electricity. About 15,000 of the units are already in homes across Japan.

American Honda Motor Co. said it is working with Massachusetts-based Climate Energy LLC to bring a micro combined heat and power (MCHP) cogeneration technology power by natural gas to the U.S. residential sector. Honda said the system will provide residential heat more efficiently than ever before, with the added benefit of producing electricity. About 15,000 of the units are already in homes across Japan.

In a letter to FERC, Massachusetts Democrat Sens. John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy said they were opposed to the Weaver’s Cove Energy planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for Fall River, MA, citing the project’s potential harmful effects and risks to the city and surrounding area.

In a letter to FERC Friday, Massachusetts Democrat Sens. John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy said they were opposed to the Weaver’s Cove Energy planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for Fall River, MA, citing the project’s potential harmful effects and risks to the city and surrounding area.

In a letter to FERC Friday, Massachusetts Democrat Sens. John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy said they were opposed to the Weaver’s Cove Energy planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for Fall River, MA, citing the project’s potential harmful effects and risks to the city and surrounding area.

Consultants at Massachusetts-based Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI) said last week that they believe many industry analysts and the large number of new financial players in the gas futures market are underestimating the impact of rising liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and could be in for quite a surprise near the end of the storage injection season.