Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate
Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate
Kitimat LNG announced that it has received a provincial environmental assessment certificate from British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office for its proposed project. According to Kitimat, the assessment concluded that the regasification terminal would have no major residual effects, conditioned upon Kitimat adopting a variety of mitigation measures prescribed by the...
Op-ed: LNG Opposition Leads to Increased Energy Costs
Posted on Jun 5, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Opposition Leads to Increased Energy Costs
The president of the Alabama Seafood Association says that environmental groups’ attempt to prevent LNG development in the state, based on “guesses” regarding the potential impact on fishing, will increase energy costs. “If you are against LNG, you are for higher energy prices,” said Peter Barber. His op-ed is in Saturday’s Mobile...
USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Neptune LNG Project
Posted on Jun 5, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Neptune LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have issued the draft environmental impact statement for Suez’s Neptune LNG Deepwater Port to be located 22 miles northeast of Boston. The agencies identified the proposed Northeast Gateway Port and AES Battery Rock LNG projects as reasonably foreseeable actions considered when evaluating cumulative impacts. The DEIS also reports...
Cabrillo Port Hearing for Clean Air Permit Scheduled for Next Week
Posted on Jun 1, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cabrillo Port Hearing for Clean Air Permit Scheduled for Next Week
A public hearing to solicit comments on BHP Billiton’s application for a Clean Air Act permit will take place on June 5, 2006 in Oxnard. The meeting is mandated by the EPA as part of the company’s efforts to build its Cabrillo Port LNG import facility offshore California. Details are in yesterday’s Malibu...
Editorial: Gov. Riley Should Carefully Consider Compass Port LNG Decision
Posted on May 26, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Gov. Riley Should Carefully Consider Compass Port LNG Decision
The editorial staff of The Montgomery Advertiser says Alabama Gov. Bob Riley should ensure that “ConocoPhillips is doing everything reasonable to protect the Gulf environment” as the June 11 deadline for him to issue a decision on its offshore Compass Port LNG project...
Draft EIS Issued for Gulf LNG Project
Posted on May 19, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Draft EIS Issued for Gulf LNG Project
FERC Staff has concluded that the Gulf LNG’s proposed Clean Energy LNG terminal and accompanying pipeline project would be “environmentally acceptable” if certain mitigating measures were put in place. The draft Environmental Impact Statement is available in the FERC e-Library in Docket No....