Modifications Planned for Offshore Main Pass Terminal
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Modifications Planned for Offshore Main Pass Terminal
Freeport Vice President David Landry said the company is redesigning its proposed Main Pass LNG terminal to mitigate the environmental impact of its open-loop system. For example, the terminal would reduce its need for sea water by re-using excess heat from the port, and would install a filter to protect fish larvae. A final environmental impact statement released by the U.S. Coast...
Woodside to Discuss Offshore LNG Project Today
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Woodside to Discuss Offshore LNG Project Today
Woodside Energy, an Australian firm, today will reveal details of its plan to site an LNG terminal about 22 miles offshore California. The tankers would regasify LNG onboard and send the fuel via pipeline to consumers. Woodside President Jane Cutler said that the terminal could supply an average of 800 MMcf/d of natural gas, pending federal approval. Susan Jordan, a member of the...
Federal Agencies Issue FEIS for Main Pass LNG Project
Posted on Mar 14, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Agencies Issue FEIS for Main Pass LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration issued the final environmental impact statement on Friday for McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG project, saying that the environmental impacts stemming from the construction and operation of the terminal would be minimal. “The publication of the Final EIS is a significant milestone as we near completion of the permitting...
Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
The New York Times yesterday featured coverage on the growing opposition to the Broadwater LNG proposal. The article focused particularly on the local environmentalists’ claims that the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal is unnecessary. Michael Rieke, the managing editor of Platts LNG Daily, said that claims regarding the necessity of the Broadwater LNG terminal would not...
DOE Holds LNG Forum in Boston
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE Holds LNG Forum in Boston
To fulfill its mandate under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy today held the first of at least three public forums to educate the public on LNG. The all-day session in Boston, drew over 300 attendees; it covered regulatory, economic, safety and security, and environmental issues and included significant Q&A sessions. Jim Kendell of the EIA discussed the...
Environmental and Security Issues Discussed at Battery Rock LNG Hearing
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental and Security Issues Discussed at Battery Rock LNG Hearing
During a hearing yesterday before a joint committee of the state legislature, Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs, Stephen Pritchard, criticized a bill that would permit AES to construct an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island. “I am mindful of our regional energy needs and our ongoing need for gas supplies,” Pritchard said. “In this instance, however,...