MARAD and Coast Guard Begin Environmental Review of Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Jan 9, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD and Coast Guard Begin Environmental Review of Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port
The Maritime Administration announced in the Federal Register today its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Safe Harbor LNG deepwater port. Following the D.C. District Court’s December 8, 2008, decision upholding MARAD’s designation of New Jersey as an adjacent coastal state, both New York and New Jersey will participate in the project...
Calais LNG Issues General Response to Public Comments
Posted on Jan 8, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG Issues General Response to Public Comments
This week Calais LNG offered responses to a number of general comments filed as part of the FERC pre-filing process. The comments addressed by Calais LNG include concerns regarding safety, socioeconomic, and environmental issues. Calais LNG’s filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
DOI Recommends FERC Not Authorize Sparrows Point LNG Project Until U.S. FWS Files Comments
Posted on Jan 8, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DOI Recommends FERC Not Authorize Sparrows Point LNG Project Until U.S. FWS Files Comments
Citing “unanswered questions” regarding federally listed endangered and threatened species potentially affected by the proposed AES Sparrows Point LNG project, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) recommended that FERC withhold final certification of the project until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service addresses Endangered Species Act concerns. The DOI’s letter is...
Op-Ed: Oregon LNG Proposals Could Affect Fish Populations and Fishing Operations
Posted on Jan 7, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Oregon LNG Proposals Could Affect Fish Populations and Fishing Operations
An op-ed carried by The Oregonian argues that constructing LNG terminals and associated pipelines along the Columbia River in Oregon could negatively affect nearby fish populations and fishing...
Developer Responds to EPA’s Concerns Regarding Proposed Jordan Cove Gas Pipeline Route
Posted on Jan 6, 2009 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Developer Responds to EPA’s Concerns Regarding Proposed Jordan Cove Gas Pipeline Route
The Associated Press (via the Hillsboro Argus) reports that Williams-Northwest Pipeline, the company backing the natural gas pipeline that will connect the Jordan Cove LNG terminal with existing pipeline infrastructure, does not have a preference as to alternate pipeline routes. Recently the EPA expressed concerns with a pipeline route that would have crossed Coos...
FERC Requests Supplementary Data for Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jan 5, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Supplementary Data for Jordan Cove LNG Project
Last week FERC issued a request for supplemental environmental data for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG project including, among other things, information regarding ship size and type as well as data regarding the Sandia Zones of Concern for the site of the project. FERC’s request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....