jections ▁from ▁Connecticut ▁officials ▁and ▁some ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁officials . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁officials ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁to ▁issue ▁perm its ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁Governor ▁David ▁Pat erson ▁said ▁he ▁might ▁post p one ▁a ▁decision , ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁terminal . ▁The ▁terminal ▁received ▁federal ▁appro val ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁Energy ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁energy ▁anal yst s ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁state ▁rather ▁than ▁regul ators ▁generally ▁have ▁the ▁decis ive ▁role ▁in ▁dec iding ▁whether ▁li que f ied ▁natural ▁gas ▁terminal s ▁may ▁be ▁built . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁by ▁Broad water ▁Energy ▁L . L . C ., ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁by ▁Trans Can ada ▁Corporation ▁and ▁Sh ell ▁O il ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁li que f ied ▁natural ▁gas ▁from ▁ships ▁to ▁pip elines . ▁The ▁proposed ▁floating ▁unit ▁would ▁be ▁about ▁nine ▁miles ▁( 1 4   km ) ▁north ▁of ▁W ading ▁River , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut ▁-- ▁the ▁wid est ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁Sound . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁un loaded , ▁the ▁li que f ied ▁gas ▁would ▁be ▁war med ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁gas ▁and ▁p ump ed ▁through ▁pip elines ▁( with ▁the ▁specific ▁pipeline ▁on ▁the ▁bottom