EPA Formally Requests Cooperating Agency Status in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 9, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EPA Formally Requests Cooperating Agency Status in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally requested status as a cooperating agency in FERC’s review of the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. Find EPA’s request in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Coast Guard Announces Temporary Security Zone Around Cameron LNG
Posted on Sep 9, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Coast Guard Announces Temporary Security Zone Around Cameron LNG
The U.S. Coast Guard announced in today’s Federal Register that it has established a temporary security zone in the Calcasieu River around the Cameron LNG import terminal. This security zone is effective until November 30,...
Rhode Island Attorney General Speaks to Georgia Audience About Opposition to KeySpan LNG Project
Posted on Sep 8, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Attorney General Speaks to Georgia Audience About Opposition to KeySpan LNG Project
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch and a former staff member in his office spoke to an audience in Savannah, Ga., about their efforts and strategies to oppose KeySpan Energy Corp.’s proposal to import LNG to a regasification facility in Providence. The Savannah Morning News reports that the event was hosted by a group opposed to the expansion of the Elba Island LNG...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 8, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Slovenia Opposes Italian LNG Terminals Planned for the Adriatic Sea (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
County Critical of Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port FEIS
Posted on Sep 8, 2009 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Critical of Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port FEIS
Manatee County, Fla., filed comments with FERC and the U.S. Coast Guard that criticizes the findings of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) prepared for the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port project. The county notes that recently its Board of County Commissioners voted to conditionally approve an alternative pipeline route for the Port Dolphin project, but it argues that...