Gulf LNG Receives State Environmental Permits
Posted on Jul 19, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Receives State Environmental Permits
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources yesterday approved certain permits for the 1.5 Bcf/d Gulf LNG Energy project proposed for Pascagoula. The permits will allow Gulf LNG to dredge and fill certain portions of Bayou Casotte if other state agencies and the Army Corps of Engineers also approve. According to a detailed story by the Mississippi Press, the project will...
Fishing Groups Criticize Environmental Review of Northeast Gateway
Posted on Jul 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fishing Groups Criticize Environmental Review of Northeast Gateway
Fishing groups and local politicians criticized the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs’ certification of Excelerate Energy’s draft environmental impact report for the offshore Northeast Gateway LNG facility, saying the decision dismisses the project’s impact on local fisheries. The certified draft report concludes that if the terminal is built...
Environmental Group Calls for Canadian Legislation Against LNG Development
Posted on Jul 14, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Group Calls for Canadian Legislation Against LNG Development
The Canadian chapter of Save Passamaquoddy Bay is pressuring the Ottawa government to outlaw LNG vessel transit near Passamaquoddy Bay. If the Canadian government does not take action, the group says it will need about U.S. $50,000 to help defray the legal costs of fighting the projects. An article in The Guardian is available in LexisNexis. [Subscription...
Lawyer Claims Sparrows Point Would Violate Cleanup Agreement
Posted on Jul 14, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawyer Claims Sparrows Point Would Violate Cleanup Agreement
According to The Baltimore Sun, an attorney representing Dundalk residents has said in a letter to the U.S. Attorney that construction of AES’ Sparrows Point project would violate a 1998 cleanup agreement between the federal government and now-dissolved Bethlehem Steel, which had owned the site. The letter also indicates that the current property owner is performing unrelated...
Celebration of Compass Port LNG Withdrawal Scheduled Today
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Celebration of Compass Port LNG Withdrawal Scheduled Today
The Mobile Register reports that the Alabama chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association today will celebrate ConocoPhillips’ withdrawal of the application for its Compass Port LNG terminal. Bob Shipp, head of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama, is scheduled to speak on the status of Alabama’s offshore marine...
EPA Issues LNG Regulatory Guidelines
Posted on Jul 12, 2006 in Blog, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EPA Issues LNG Regulatory Guidelines
The Environmental Protection Agency today released the “Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regulatory Roadmap,” a set of guidelines designed to enhance regulatory compliance and to inform project developers of their environmental obligations regarding the construction and operation of LNG terminals. The guidelines also are “designed…to assist the Agency in meeting its...