Lawsuit Filed Against Interior and BIA Regarding Quoddy Bay LNG Lease
Posted on Apr 18, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawsuit Filed Against Interior and BIA Regarding Quoddy Bay LNG Lease
The Vermont Law School Environmental and Natural Resources Clinic today issued a press release announcing that citizen group Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (We Take Care of Our Land) has sued the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in connection with the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG terminal. The group alleges that endangered and threatened whale species...
Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Oregon Live covers an Associated Press article reporting on the request of Williams Northwest for permission from Coos County residents to survey their property in preparation for a major pipeline to transport gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal to gas markets east and south of the facility. Residents of Coos County fought the construction of a much smaller...
USCG Appears to Prefer Closed-Loop Regasification System for ConocoPhillips
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Appears to Prefer Closed-Loop Regasification System for ConocoPhillips
The Mobile Register is reporting that the USCG’s unpublished Interim Final Environmental Impact Statement included a recommendation that ConocoPhillips use a closed-loop regasification system rather than the open-loop favored by the company. The issued Final EIS, however, did not make any recommendation regarding preferred systems, but did indicate that the open-loop system...
Hearing on Cabrillo Port Pipeline Proposal Scheduled Next Week
Posted on Apr 14, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearing on Cabrillo Port Pipeline Proposal Scheduled Next Week
A public hearing to solicit comments on the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report for a gas pipeline connecting to BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal will take place Monday night in Santa Clarita, Calif. The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the project has received mixed reviews as stakeholders try to reconcile the potential environmental concerns with the...
Dispute Over Whether Proposed Quoddy Bay Pipeline Would Enter Wildlife Refuge
Posted on Apr 12, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dispute Over Whether Proposed Quoddy Bay Pipeline Would Enter Wildlife Refuge
A communications representative for Quoddy Bay yesterday dismissed claims that a pipeline serving the company’s proposed terminal would enter a wildlife sanctuary. According to an attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation, a map included in Quoddy Bay’s application to FERC indicates that “two out of the three [alternative routes for the pipeline] clearly go right...
Briefing on Cabrillo Port Project Scheduled Tonight
Posted on Apr 11, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Briefing on Cabrillo Port Project Scheduled Tonight
The Sierra Club’s LNG Task Force will host a briefing tonight to prepare attendees for a future public hearing on the proposed offshore Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. The informational session, which will take place in Oxnard, Calif., will explore potential environmental and public safety issues stemming from the project. Details are in yesterday’s Ventura County Star. [Free...