<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"  standalone="yes" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:pingback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/pingback/"><channel><title>Sutherland</title> <link>http://www.lnglawblog.com</link><description>Sutherland RSS Feed</description> <language>en-US</language> <copyright>Copyright Sutherland</copyright> <webMaster>webmaster@sablaw.com</webMaster> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:11:38 GMT</pubDate> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:11:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Requests Environmental Data from Downeast LNG]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7ed7a031-7830-4d43-a128-f6ec6fbafd19&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7ed7a031-7830-4d43-a128-f6ec6fbafd19&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:13:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday FERC requested additional data from <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/07192010downeastlng/" target=_blank>Downeast LNG</A>. The request, available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No.CP07-52, focuses on air emissions data.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHMSA Releases Guidance on Alternative Vapor Gas Dispersion Models]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=6ea5d932-9648-463f-86a6-f6990110c936&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=6ea5d932-9648-463f-86a6-f6990110c936&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:58:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last week, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released guidance addressing "the requirements for obtaining approval of alternative vapor-gas dispersion models under Subpart B of 49 CFR part 193." The guidance focuses on technical matters specific to vapor dispersion models and was published in yesterday's <A href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-21588.pdf" target=_blank>Federal Register</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Announces Technical Conference Focusing on Southern LNG Gas Quality Issues]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=c9310c5c-49be-412e-b5ac-edcc9cf652ed&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=c9310c5c-49be-412e-b5ac-edcc9cf652ed&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:14:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FERC scheduled a technical conference to examine issues raised by revisions to the gas quality and interchangeability provisions in Southern LNG Company, LLC's tariff. The conference is set for September 14, 2010, and further details can be found in today's Federal Register.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Raise Concerns with Weaver's Cove LNG Project]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2e6ad351-a3cf-41c4-90a7-29d19c30385e&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2e6ad351-a3cf-41c4-90a7-29d19c30385e&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:49:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation wrote to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff expressing their concern with the planned <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08252010weaverscovelng/" target=_blank>Weaver's Cove LNG import project</A>. In their letter, available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. CP04-36, the Members of Congress also invited Chairman Wellinghoff and the other FERC commissioners to meet with the delegation and to tour the site proposed for the Weaver's Cove LNG project.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Pre-Filing Process Not Applicable to Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=fcfd395b-fd5c-49c6-8384-275955e0e945&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=fcfd395b-fd5c-49c6-8384-275955e0e945&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday FERC notified <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08232010cameronlng/" target=_blank>Cameron LNG, LLC</A> that the Commission's pre-filing procedures and review process are not applicable to the company's proposal to modify its facility to allow re-exports of foreign-sourced LNG. FERC's letter on this issue is available in the Commission's <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenai LNG Backers Seek Reauthorization of Export License Without Conditions Sought by Alaskan Legislators]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=3328f3f6-78a2-4513-b281-2725f2343cb9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=3328f3f6-78a2-4513-b281-2725f2343cb9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:27:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On August 17, 2010, ConocoPhillips requested that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy extend the export license for the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08162010kenailng/" target=_blank>Kenai LNG liquefaction facility</A> without the limitations requested by a number of Alaskan state legislators. In its <A href="http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders_Issued_2010/conoco_08_17.pdf" target=_blank>letter</A> to the U.S. Department of Energy, ConocoPhillips argued that existing contractual arrangements "would satisfy substantially all projected local utility natural gas demand through the term of the requested export authorization." Petroleum News (carried via the <A href="http://www.adn.com/2010/08/30/1431883/companies-seek-unconditional-ok.html" target=_blank>Anchorage Daily News</A>) offers additional coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editorial Argues FERC Should Slow Review of Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a5c0c7fd-2042-40d8-b384-5c1f49fd3e24&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a5c0c7fd-2042-40d8-b384-5c1f49fd3e24&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An editorial published by the <A href="http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2010-08-29/gear-it-down" target=_blank>Savannah Morning News</A> asks FERC to extend the public comment deadline in the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08272010elbaislandlng/" target=_blank>Elba Island LNG truck transportation</A> proceeding and argues that project backers should work more closely with Savannah officials.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Congressional Delegation on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=84a96df1-84cd-424d-891b-442a02640df9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=84a96df1-84cd-424d-891b-442a02640df9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:05:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has responded to a letter to the Commission by members of the Louisiana congressional delegation regarding the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08192010sabinepasslng/" target=_blank>Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction proposal</A>. Chairman Wellinghoff's response is available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. PF10-24.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coast Guard Responds to Cameron LNG Proposed Export Operations]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=550a1acc-7031-44cf-b7f8-251e5db4aa7e&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=550a1acc-7031-44cf-b7f8-251e5db4aa7e&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:31:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last week <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08112010cameronlng/" target=_blank>Cameron LNG</A> filed a letter from the U.S. Coast Guard with FERC that outlines the initial reaction of the USCG to Cameron's proposed export operations. The Captain of the Port for Port Arthur, Texas, J.J. Plunkett, stated in his letter that the proposed changes to the Cameron LNG facility do not constitute "new construction" and that the "waterway impacts associated with export operations at the Cameron LNG terminal should not change or exceed those envisioned in the original Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Assessment, and Waterway Suitability Assessment." The letter is available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern LNG Applies to Load LNG on Trucks at Elba Island Facility]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a4092b54-5a43-4c7e-b7a1-2376bf2b7618&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a4092b54-5a43-4c7e-b7a1-2376bf2b7618&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:24:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On August 4, 2010, Southern LNG submitted an application to FERC to load LNG on trucks for regional distribution. The application contemplates reactivating the truck loading facilities at the Elba Island LNG terminal and beginning operations in November 2012.&nbsp;The filing notes that eight to ten tanker trucks will be loaded per day, which could expand to nearly 60 tanker trucks per day over the next decade. The application is available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. CP10-477,&nbsp;and the Savannah Morning News offers additional coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[USCG Publishes Final Rule Regulating Activities Near LNG Deepwater Ports Located Offshore Mass.]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2e5c07a7-3aa6-43de-a385-69c22e0e2c0d&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2e5c07a7-3aa6-43de-a385-69c22e0e2c0d&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:33:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's <A href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-20746.pdf" target=_blank>Federal Register</A> includes a final rule issued by the U.S. Coast Guard creating security zones, safety zones, and regulated navigation areas surrounding the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/02252010northeastgatewaylng/" target=_blank>Northeast Gateway</A> and <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/06032010neptunelng/" target=_blank>Neptune LNG</A> deepwater ports located offshore Massachusetts. The rule goes into effect on September 20, 2010.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item></channel></rss>