Public Meetings Scheduled for Pascagoula LNG Terminal Proposals
Posted on Jun 20, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Meetings Scheduled for Pascagoula LNG Terminal Proposals
A FERC-sponsored public hearing to solicit feedback on the draft Environmental Impact Statements for Chevron’s proposed Casotte Landing LNG terminal and Gulf LNG Energy’s proposed terminal, both in Pascagoula, Miss., will take place this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Pascagoula High School cafeteria. Today’s Sun Herald also reports that the Mississippi Department...
Freeport-McMoRan Submits Amended Application for Main Pass LNG
Posted on Jun 16, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan Submits Amended Application for Main Pass LNG
In a press release issued yesterday, Freeport-McMoRan announced that it has resubmitted its application for the proposed offshore Main Pass Energy Hub LNG terminal to reflect changes in the project’s initial design. The New Orleans-based company decided to forego the use of open-rack vaporizers to regasify LNG and switch to closed-loop regasification technology following Louisiana Gov....
Editorial: Gulf of Mexico Is “Safer” Due to ConocoPhillips’ Withdrawal of LNG Plan
Posted on Jun 15, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Gulf of Mexico Is “Safer” Due to ConocoPhillips’ Withdrawal of LNG Plan
The editorial staff at The Sun Herald assert that the Gulf’s marine resources “are safer today” because ConocoPhillips has withdrawn its plan to build an open-loop LNG terminal south of...
TORP Holds First Hearing on Offshore LNG Project
Posted on Jun 15, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on TORP Holds First Hearing on Offshore LNG Project
TORP Technology last night held the first in a series of public hearings on its open-loop LNG terminal proposed 63 miles south of Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico. Chief Executive Officer Lars Odeskaug said that critics of open-loop terminals may find the TORP project more appealing because of the terminal’s deep water location, which he says will help minimize the impact on aquatic...
Coastal Conservation Association: “Bravo to the governor and bravo to ConocoPhillips”
Posted on Jun 13, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coastal Conservation Association: “Bravo to the governor and bravo to ConocoPhillips”
Chairman Emeritus of the Alabama Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association, J. Manning McPhillips, praised Gov. Bob Riley for opposing ConocoPhillips’ Compass Port LNG terminal and ConocoPhillips for announcing that it will explore the possibility of a closed-loop regasification project. McPhillips said that other energy companies should “follow ConocoPhillips’...
Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
The Mobile Register offers this editorial praising Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s opposition to the proposed ConocoPhillips open-loop LNG terminal following the corporation’s withdrawal of its application on June 9. The piece argues that the terminal’s risk of causing damage to Alabama’s coastal habitat and fishing industry warranted Riley’s opposition, and...