Freeport-McMoRan to Modify Main Pass Design
Posted on May 8, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan to Modify Main Pass Design
Freeport-McMoRan has announced that it will amend the design of its Main Pass Energy Hub offshoreLNG project to incorporate closed-loop regasification technology. Noting that ORV technology is the best available technology for regasification, Freeport-McMoRan emphasized in a press statement issued today that “[r]equiring the use of more costly Closed Loop systems, which would...
Louisiana Gov. Blanco Rejects Main Pass LNG Project
Posted on May 7, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Louisiana Gov. Blanco Rejects Main Pass LNG Project
Citing her administration’s inability to “reach an acceptable comfort level with the potential risks” posed by open-loop LNG import facilities, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco vetoed Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG project on Friday. “As stewards of the public trust, this office and our state agencies and executive departments, have both a...
Baton Rouge Area Chamber Supports Offshore LNG Terminals in Louisiana
Posted on May 5, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baton Rouge Area Chamber Supports Offshore LNG Terminals in Louisiana
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber has endorsed Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub and Shell’s Gulf Landing project, both proposed offshore Louisiana. The Chamber also supports the use of open-loop vaporizers by both import facilities, although environmentalists have expressed concern over the negative impacts the technology may have on aquatic life. Read more in The...
FERC Issues FEIS for Creole Trail LNG
Posted on May 5, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues FEIS for Creole Trail LNG
Creole Trail LNG’s proposed import facility will have “limited adverse environmental impact,” according to the FEIS released by FERC today. The FERC Staff says the project would be environmentally acceptable, provided that Creole Trail implements certain mitigating measures. The FEIS may be found in the FERC e-Library in Docket No....
Op-ed: Main Pass LNG Project Needs Gov. Blanco’s Support
Posted on May 4, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Main Pass LNG Project Needs Gov. Blanco’s Support
As the Sunday deadline looms for Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to issue a decision on Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG project, the co-chairman of McMoRan Exploration says the Governor’s endorsement is necessary for the project to provide much needed natural gas supply and revenue to the state. Richard C. Adkerson also stressed that the facility would present...
Educational Meeting Planned for Offshore Massachusetts LNG Projects
Posted on May 3, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Educational Meeting Planned for Offshore Massachusetts LNG Projects
An informational session designed to educate local residents on two LNG terminals proposed offshore Massachusetts will take place Monday in Nahant, Mass. Safer Waters In Massachusetts, the environmental organization that is hosting the event, has expressed concern that Tractebel’s Neptune LNG proposal and Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway plan may endanger fisheries and...