Environmental Groups Request Rehearing and Stay of FERC Order Approving Dominion Cove Point Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 16, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Request Rehearing and Stay of FERC Order Approving Dominion Cove Point Export Terminal
Chesapeake Climate Action Network, EarthReports, Inc., Sierra Club and other environmental groups filed a request for rehearing and a motion for stay pending rehearing, of FERC’s September 29, 2014 order, which approved the Dominion Cove Point LNG export terminal in Lusby, Md. The groups allege that FERC did not adequately consider environmental issues related to the project by...
CEAA Seeks Comment on Whether Grassy Point LNG Project Requires a Federal Environmental Assessment
Posted on Oct 14, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CEAA Seeks Comment on Whether Grassy Point LNG Project Requires a Federal Environmental Assessment
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is seeking public comment on whether a federal environmental assessment is required for Woodside Energy Holdings Pty Ltd.’s proposed Grassy Point LNG export terminal project in British Columbia. Comments must be submitted by November 3,...
Environmental Groups Take FERC to Court Over Cameron LNG Project Approval
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Take FERC to Court Over Cameron LNG Project Approval
Sierra Club and Gulf Restoration Network have filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging FERC’s orders approving the Cameron LNG export terminal project in Hackberry, Cameron Parish,...
FERC Approves Pre-Filing Request of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pre-Filing Request of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
FERC issued an order approving Venture Global Calcasieu Pass’s request to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for the proposed Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal project in Cameron Parish, La., near the mouth of the Calcasieu Ship Channel. FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Petronas Encouraged by Talks with B.C. Premier
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronas Encouraged by Talks with B.C. Premier
Petronas issued a press release Tuesday stating that it was “encouraged” by recent talks with British Columbia’s (B.C.) Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman regarding Petronas’s proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) export project on Lelu Island, B.C. The press release states that the meetings produced agreement on “clear milestones, action...