Oregon

FERC on Thursday authorized the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project after weeks of delay, leaving sponsors to untangle remaining state-level roadblocks in Oregon.

Portland, OR-based NW Natural expects to increase by up to 2% overall utility distribution supplies to renewable natural gas (RNG) this year in Oregon and obtain regulatory approval in Washington to offer the alternative fuel as an option.

The sponsor of a major natural gas export project on the West Coast has pulled a key permit related to construction activity in Oregon waters.

The sponsor of a major natural gas export project on the West Coast has pulled a key permit related to construction activity in Oregon waters.

A complaint has been filed in an Oregon court alleging Secretary of State Bev Clarno abused her power and lacked legal reasoning in rejecting two proposed ballot measures aimed at encouraging the state to use electricity from carbon-free sources and renewable sources for all retail electricity by 2045.

Now that the dust has settled from an aborted merger with Hydro One Ltd., natural gas and power distributor Avista Corp. has found solace in lowering its utility costs and finding customer growth in the Pacific Northwest, retiring CEO Scott Morris said during a second quarter conference call.

NW Natural views legislation signed in Oregon last month as a way to further decarbonize its natural gas distribution system, which is the state’s largest.

A state agency has confirmed that intricate regulatory hurdles still confront the Jordan Cove natural gas export proposal on the Oregon coast that would export Canadian production.

The first natural gas export facility on the U.S. West Coast is facing regulatory delays, but several Gulf Coast projects have gained critical support to advance toward sanctioning.