Numerous Comments Filed on Jordan Cove LNG Export Application
Posted on Aug 8, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Numerous Comments Filed on Jordan Cove LNG Export Application
Comments have been filed in support of and in opposition to Jordan Cove Energy Project’s application to export LNG pending before the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Parties opposing the application include the American Public Gas Association, Citizens Against LNG, Rogue Riverkeeper, and the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center. Commenters in support include Oregon International...
NMFS Declines to be Cooperating Agency for Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on NMFS Declines to be Cooperating Agency for Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Project
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sent a letter to FERC declining FERC’s request that NMFS be a cooperating agency in the pre-filing environmental review of Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG export terminal. NMFS instead seeks intervenor status and requests that FERC review NMFS’s comments previously filed in Jordan Cove Energy’s LNG import...
Members of Congress Urge Expedited DOE Approval of LNG Export Applications
Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Members of Congress Urge Expedited DOE Approval of LNG Export Applications
Forty-four members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chu today, urging the Secretary to expedite the approval process for LNG exports. The Congressional members are from four major producing states, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Of the 44 signatories, 10 are Democrats and 34 are Republicans. A press release can be found...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Cameron LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Cameron LNG Export Project
FERC has issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Cameron LNG export project located in Cameron Parish, La., and the related Cameron Pipeline Expansion Project. Comments on the scope of the EIS are due September 4, 2012. FERC’s notice can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Local Interests File Letters in Support of Gulf Coast LNG Export Application
Posted on Aug 6, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Local Interests File Letters in Support of Gulf Coast LNG Export Application
The Cameron County Commissioner representing the Port of Brownsville and several local companies, including International Shipbreaking Limited, Southern Recycling, and Dix Shipping, filed letters at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently in support of Gulf Coast LNG Export’s application to export LNG. The letters can be found on DOE’s website under Docket No....