Impact on Marine Life from TORP’s LNG Project Still Under Debate
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Impact on Marine Life from TORP’s LNG Project Still Under Debate
Covering the recently-released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for TORP’s Bienville proposal 63 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Press-Register (Mobile, Alabama) reports that the use of seawater in regasifying LNG could negatively impact local fish stocks. TORP company officials believe that their terminal would have little impact on the environment and that their...
NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
At an open meeting held on July 12 attended by NATS, FERC officials and representatives of Quoddy Bay LNG discussed a “proprietary and confidential” change in vaporization technology being proposed by the developers. The reason for the change is to reduce air pollutant emissions, especially NOx, below Maine’s 100 ton/year statutory limit on emission of regulated...
Canadian Liberal Leader Says More Investigation Needed on Rabaska Terminal
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Canadian Liberal Leader Says More Investigation Needed on Rabaska Terminal
The Montreal Gazette reports that federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion told a meeting of environmentalists that he believes more investigation is needed, specifically on maritime safety issues, before the proposed Rabaska LNG terminal in Quebec receives final...
Local Officials Hear Both Sides of Bradwood Landing LNG Debate
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Hear Both Sides of Bradwood Landing LNG Debate
Over the course of a 12-hour public hearing held at a local high school, Clatsop County (Ore.) Planning Commissioners heard from staff members, NorthernStar officials, and local residents both in favor of, and opposed to, the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. In its summary of the hearing, the Daily Astorian reports that over 140 individuals offered testimony and 40 others wished...
Critics Mobilize to Oppose Rabaska Terminal
Posted on Jul 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Critics Mobilize to Oppose Rabaska Terminal
The Montreal Gazette reports that critics of the planned Rabaska LNG terminal near Quebec have dubbed the project “Suroit II,” in reference to a proposed power plant that environmentalists successfully opposed in 2004. The opposition’s leader, former environment minister Thomas Mulcair, said, “We are looking at a project that is for the American market. Why are...
Rabaska LNG Proposal Receives Positive Response from Canadian Risk Assessment Panel
Posted on Jul 9, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Rabaska LNG Proposal Receives Positive Response from Canadian Risk Assessment Panel
The Rabaska LNG terminal proposal for Lévis, Quebec, received provisional approval from a joint Canadian-Quebec panel, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced in a press release. The panel released its report Thursday and cited two major concerns: safety and security and integrating the project’s port and facilities into the zone under development. The panel also...