Fishermen Planning Lawsuit Over Offshore Massachusetts LNG Terminals
Posted on Dec 29, 2006 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fishermen Planning Lawsuit Over Offshore Massachusetts LNG Terminals
The Salem News reports that local fishermen, unhappy with the compensation packages offered by LNG developers Excelerate Energy and Suez Energy and concerned about the impact from two proposed offshore terminals, are considering filing a lawsuit. The fishermen say the proposed Northeast Gateway LNG and Neptune LNG terminals will harm the fishing industry and complain that packages...
Opponents File Complaint Regarding Bradwood Landing Meeting
Posted on Dec 29, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents File Complaint Regarding Bradwood Landing Meeting
Opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal have filed a complaint against NorthernStar Energy LLC, Bradwood Landing LLC, and FERC decisional staff alleging that they were not permitted to participate in a Dec. 14 meeting relating to the project’s Biological Assessment and Mitigation Plan. The complainants are requesting that the documents from the meeting, which was...
Environmental Group Says “No Clear Reason” to Authorize Importation of Hot Gas
Posted on Dec 28, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Environmental Group Says “No Clear Reason” to Authorize Importation of Hot Gas
The Border Power Plant Working Group has questioned the need for the proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion project, which would transport natural gas to markets in the Southwest from LNG import terminals in Baja California, Mexico. “There is no clear reason why it is in the benefit of the U.S. to authorize the importation of expensive ‘hot’ gas” when other...
FERC Issues FEIS for Casotte Landing Terminal
Posted on Dec 22, 2006 in Blog, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues FEIS for Casotte Landing Terminal
Provided that certain mitigating measures are implemented, Bayou Casotte Energy’s proposed Casotte Landing LNG Project will have “limited adverse impacts,” according to the FEIS released by FERC today. The FEIS may be found in the FERC e-Library in Docket No. CP05-420, and FERC’s press release may be...
Op-ed: LNG Developers “Exploit” Columbia River
Posted on Dec 22, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Developers “Exploit” Columbia River
A Wenatchee, Wash., resident says that mitigation proposals for the Columbia River demonstrate that the LNG industry is “buying its way to exploit the river.” His op-ed is carried by The Daily...
Permits Issued for Proposed Sonora Pacific LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 20, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Permits Issued for Proposed Sonora Pacific LNG Terminal
El Paso Corp. announced that the Mexican Federal Ministry of the Environmental and Natural Resources and the National Forest Commission have issued environmental permits for the proposed Sonora Pacific LNG terminal and its associated pipeline, which El Paso is developing with its subsidiary, DKRW Energy LLC. According to MarketWatch, construction of the terminal is on hold until a...