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Opposing factions on the city council will attempt Tuesday to get a thumbs-up/thumbs-down reading on the sentiment of Long Beach, Ca, elected officials regarding a proposed $450 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the city’s harbor.

Harrison County, Mississippi supervisors voted unanimously last Tuesday on a resolution opposing oil or gas exploration or drilling any closer than 12 nautical miles south of the barrier islands, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore just off the county’s coastline. The resolution will go on to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), which is drawing up plans for development of the state’s offshore resources in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

Harrison County, Mississippi supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday on a resolution opposing oil or gas exploration or drilling any closer than 12 nautical miles south of the barrier islands, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore just off the county’s coastline. The resolution will go on to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), which is drawing up plans for development of the state’s offshore resources in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

In a move sure to be closely scrutinized by opposing state and federal regulators squabbling over jurisdiction, Houston-based ConocoPhillips and Mitsubishi’s Sound Energy Solutions (SES) announced late Monday that they signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly on SES’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the Port of Long Beach, CA.

Senators have sent opposing letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the issue of oil and natural gas leasing in off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Senators have sent opposing letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the issue of oil and natural gas leasing in off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Senators have sent opposing letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the issue of oil and natural gas leasing in off-limit regions of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

The staff of the Oregon Public Utility Commission last Wednesday released its preliminary recommendation opposing the sale of Enron Corp.’s Portland General Electric (PGE) utility subsidiary to a private investment group headed by The Texas Pacific Group as currently proposed. The staff finds no benefits and increased risks from the sale.

In a move sure to be closely scrutinized by opposing state and federal regulators squabbling over jurisdiction, Houston-based ConocoPhillips and Mitsubishi’s Sound Energy Solutions (SES) announced late Monday that they signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly on SES’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the Port of Long Beach, CA.