FERC Issues Draft EIS for Casotte Landing Project
Posted on May 19, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Draft EIS for Casotte Landing Project
FERC today released the draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bayou Casotte Energy’s proposal to build its 1.3 Bcf/d Casotte Landing LNG terminal in Pascagoula, Miss. FERC Staff said the terminal would have “limited adverse environmental impact” if the recommended mitigating measures are implemented. The document is available in the FERC e-Library in Docket...
EDC Criticizes Revised DEIR for Cabrillo Port Project
Posted on May 18, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on EDC Criticizes Revised DEIR for Cabrillo Port Project
In a letter addressed to the California State Lands Commission, the Environmental Defense Center criticized the revised Draft Environmental Impact Report for BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. Arguing on behalf of the California Coastal Protection Network, the EDC said that the revised document failed to address all the “potential accident scenarios”...
National Park Service Opposes Use of Outer Brewster Island for LNG
Posted on May 18, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on National Park Service Opposes Use of Outer Brewster Island for LNG
The Northeast regional director of the National Park Service told Gov. Romney in a letter that the proposed AES terminal on Outer Brewster Island would “have an adverse impact” on the surrounding environment and would “also set a dangerous precedent and send a message that units of the National Park System are available for exploitation.” However, an attorney...
Plans for Sonora Pacific LNG Pipeline Postponed
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Plans for Sonora Pacific LNG Pipeline Postponed
Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily reports that El Paso has suspended a plan to construct a pipeline from the proposed Sonora Pacific LNG terminal in Mexico in order to assess environmental and illegal immigration issues raised by the project. [Subscription...
TORP Issues Contract for Third-Party Evaluation of Proposed Offshore LNG Facility
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on TORP Issues Contract for Third-Party Evaluation of Proposed Offshore LNG Facility
TORP Terminal LP has awarded a $900,000 contract to Ecology and Environment, Inc. to conduct a third-party assessment of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the 1.4 Bcf/d Bienville Offshore Energy LNG facility planned for offshore Alabama. Ecology and Environment’s press release is...
USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have issued the draft environmental impact statement for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway LNG port. The agencies took into account the Northeast Gateway terminal and Suez’s Neptune LNG project, which are both proposed for offshore Massachusetts, in assessing the cumulative environmental impact on commercial fishing,...