USCG and MARAD Issue Environmental Assessment for Main Pass Energy Hub
Posted on Sep 25, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG and MARAD Issue Environmental Assessment for Main Pass Energy Hub
The Main Pass Energy Hub LNG terminal featuring closed-loop regasification technology will not create significant environmental impacts, according to an Environmental Assessment and a Draft Finding of No Significant Impact issued last week by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration. Project developer Freeport-McMoRan amended its initial application after Gov. Kathleen...
Shell’s Donation to Environmental Fund Under Scrutiny
Posted on Sep 24, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Shell’s Donation to Environmental Fund Under Scrutiny
Shell’s recent donation to the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, a conservation fund established by Congress, has prompted certain local environmental groups to question the company’s motives. They assert that Shell is using the donation to secure local support for the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal, a joint venture involving Shell and TransCanada. However, representatives...
CPUC Endorses Higher Wobbe Limit to Accommodate Additional Natural Gas Supplies
Posted on Sep 22, 2006 in Environmental, Gas Composition, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CPUC Endorses Higher Wobbe Limit to Accommodate Additional Natural Gas Supplies
In an effort to reconcile the need to increase natural gas supplies with safety, reliability and environmental concerns, the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday issued an order approving a maximum Wobbe limit of 1385 for the San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. service territories, which Commissioner Rachelle Chong said will allow California to...
Port of Long Beach Spokesperson Discusses Role in SES Project
Posted on Sep 22, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Long Beach Spokesperson Discusses Role in SES Project
In an article published by the Gazette Newspapers, Art Wong, spokesperson for the Port of Long Beach, California discusses the port’s involvement in Sound Energy Solutions’ proposed LNG project. Wong noted that the final Environmental Impact Report likely will be released in November, after which FERC will need to issue its order authorizing the terminal and the...
Celebrities Hold Fundraiser to Fight Cabrillo Port LNG Project
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Celebrities Hold Fundraiser to Fight Cabrillo Port LNG Project
The West Australian provides more detail on this past Friday’s fundraiser for anti-LNG efforts, which was hosted by actor and Malibu resident Pierce Brosnan. “This proposed liquefied natural gas terminal is part of a globalized assault taking place on our Earth,” Brosnan said during a keynote speech. A September 1 letter signed by celebrities such as Dick Van Dyke,...
Few Attend Casotte Landing Hearing
Posted on Sep 19, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Few Attend Casotte Landing Hearing
The Sun Herald reports on a public hearing held by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to address Bayou Casotte Energy’s wetland alteration permit application. The company seeks to dredge a two-berth slip for its proposed 1.3 Bcf/d LNG terminal near Pascagoula, Miss. According to the article, no public comments were made at the...