FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for EcoElectrica LNG Terminal Modifications
Posted on Jun 18, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for EcoElectrica LNG Terminal Modifications
In today’s Federal Register, FERC announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment that will address the proposed modifications to the EcoElectrica LNG terminal in Puerto Rico. According to the notice, the proposed modifications include utilizing a previously constructed natural gas pipeline on its property and constructing two additional heat...
FEIS Concludes that Bradwood Landing LNG Project Would be an “Environmentally Acceptable Action”
Posted on Jun 9, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FEIS Concludes that Bradwood Landing LNG Project Would be an “Environmentally Acceptable Action”
FERC released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, which concludes that if the terminal is “constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and the project sponsor’s proposed mitigation, and the [FERC] staff’s additional mitigation recommendations, it would have mostly limited...
Jordan Cove LNG Asks FERC to Issue DEIS by End of July 2008
Posted on Jun 9, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Asks FERC to Issue DEIS by End of July 2008
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. sent a letter to FERC urging the agency to issue its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) by the end of July 2008. According to the letter filed in FERC’s eLibrary, available under Docket No. CP07-444, LNG suppliers will be more amenable to negotiating supply agreements with Jordan Cove LNG if they believe that there is a reasonable...
Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developer Submits Biological Assessment to FERC
Posted on Jun 5, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developer Submits Biological Assessment to FERC
Yesterday NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc., developer of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, submitted its biological assessment for the project to FERC. The filing is available under Docket No. CP06-366 in FERC’s eLibrary. The Oregonian provides additional...
News Report: Neptune LNG Project Will Not be Subject to State Ocean Management Plan
Posted on Jun 3, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on News Report: Neptune LNG Project Will Not be Subject to State Ocean Management Plan
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) reports that the Neptune LNG deepwater port, currently under development by Suez LNG, will not be subject to Massachusetts’ recently enacted Oceans Act, because the project is proposed for federal waters. The Oceans Act will create a comprehensive state ocean management plan that will govern all development within 3 miles of the Massachusetts...
LNG Opponents Mark Anniversary of Cabrillo Port LNG Defeat
Posted on May 19, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Mark Anniversary of Cabrillo Port LNG Defeat
The Ventura County Star reports that a group of LNG opponents hosted a “blessing of the ocean” event at the Ventura Harbor to mark the one-year anniversary of the defeat of the Cabrillo Port LNG project proposed for Southern...