No LNG Released in Elba Island Terminal Incident
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on No LNG Released in Elba Island Terminal Incident
The Associated Press reported yesterday that an LNG vessel broke free on Tuesday as it was unloading LNG at the Southern LNG facility on Elba Island. An official from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office in Savannah, Ga. said that a safety mechanism kicked in to block any release of natural gas. In a letter dated March 14, FERC Staff, which was present at the facility when...
Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection yesterday submitted to FERC the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force’s Interim Report on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. The Task Force concludes that “never before has there been such a development proposed [as Broadwater]” and emphasizes that “every alternative should be...
Georgia Senate Committee Passes AGL Pipeline Legislation
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia Senate Committee Passes AGL Pipeline Legislation
A Georgia Senate committee passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow Atlanta Gas Light to levy a surcharge on Georgia customers for an expansion of its natural gas distribution system. The bill would create a streamlined regulatory review process to facilitate the construction of an interconnect to receive gas directly from the Elba Island LNG terminal. The Associated Press reports...
FERC to Assess Environmental Impact of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Projects
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Assess Environmental Impact of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Projects
FERC has announced it will prepare environmental impact statements for the two LNG terminals proposed by Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG. The agency is welcoming input from the public and has scheduled a round of public hearings and deadlines to submit comments. Notices are available in the FERC e-Library in Dockets PF06-13 (Downeast) and PF06-11 (Quoddy Bay), and are reported in...
FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
In a letter dated March 13, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher dismissed Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s claims that he had filed requests to access CEII information regarding the Broadwater LNG proposal. “The Office of External Affairs, the office responsible for receiving information requests (including CEII requests), as well as the General Administrative...