Environmental Group Seeks to Influence Shell on Gulf Landing
Posted on May 16, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Group Seeks to Influence Shell on Gulf Landing
Members from a local environmental organization today will meet with Shell shareholders in the Netherlands to discuss the potential environmental impacts of the company’s Gulf Landing LNG terminal proposed for offshore Louisiana. The Gumbo Alliance for Safe LNG hopes to persuade Shell executives to switch from the open-loop to the closed-loop design, which they say poses a...
Local Resident Approves of Blanco’s Veto
Posted on May 15, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Resident Approves of Blanco’s Veto
A Times-Picayune reader agrees with Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s veto of the Main Pass LNG project, saying that the state should take measures to protect its environment.
Editorial: Gov. Blanco’s Veto of Main Pass Was Appropriate
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Gov. Blanco’s Veto of Main Pass Was Appropriate
The Times-Picayune says Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s veto of Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass LNG facility and the company’s subsequent decision to modify the design of the project demonstrates that “the state can protect its environment without giving up economic opportunities like LNG...
Pipeline Setback May Impede Sonora Pacific LNG Project
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Pipelines | Comments Off on Pipeline Setback May Impede Sonora Pacific LNG Project
Environmental concerns may complicate El Paso’s plans to construct a pipeline from the proposed Sonora Pacific LNG terminal in Puerto Libertad on the Gulf of California. The manager of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge near Tucson, Ariz., says the pipeline is unlikely to be approved as planned because current plans to route the pipeline through the refuge likely would have...
Public Comment Period Ends Tomorrow for Cabrillo Port EIR
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Comment Period Ends Tomorrow for Cabrillo Port EIR
Interested parties have until tomorrow to submit to the California State Lands Commission comments on the environmental impact report issued for BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG facility proposed for offshore California. In response to claims that the terminal may increase air pollution, the company has modified the project to include tugboats and LNG vessels that use cleaner...
SCAQMD Recommends LNG Imports Meet Lower Wobbe Index to Enhance Air Quality
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Environmental, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on SCAQMD Recommends LNG Imports Meet Lower Wobbe Index to Enhance Air Quality
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is urging the California Public Utilities Commission to adopt natural gas composition specifications that require large, new supplies of natural gas to meet a Wobbe Index of 1360 Btu/scf. In a letter filed by the SCAQMD in the CPUC’s current rulemaking proceeding considering the adoption of gas quality and...