FERC Seeks Input from Federal Agencies on Environmental Impacts of Downeast LNG Project
Posted on May 20, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Input from Federal Agencies on Environmental Impacts of Downeast LNG Project
Yesterday FERC issued three requests for consultation regarding the potential environmental impacts of the Downeast LNG import project. FERC is seeking guidance from two offices in the National Marine Fisheries Service, as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FERC’s requests are available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Releases Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Project
Posted on May 19, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Project
FERC staff released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Downeast LNG import project on May 15. FERC staff concludes that “construction and operation of the Downeast LNG Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts,” but goes on to note that “most of these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation...
U.S. Coast Guard Notes Concerns with Ballast Screens Proposal for Ships Servicing Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on May 19, 2009 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Notes Concerns with Ballast Screens Proposal for Ships Servicing Bradwood Landing LNG
Earlier this month the U.S. Coast Guard notified FERC of its concerns with the proposal to retrofit LNG vessels servicing the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal with screens to limit entrainment of juvenile fish in vessels’ ballast systems. The Coast Guard’s letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP06-365, states that fish screening technologies that have not...
Neptune LNG Seeks One-Year Authorization for Incidental “Harassment” of Marine Mammals
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Neptune LNG Seeks One-Year Authorization for Incidental “Harassment” of Marine Mammals
Neptune LNG, LLC has requested a one-year authorization from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to potentially disturb or injure marine mammals as the company completes construction and begins commercial operation of its LNG deepwater port. The notice of the application and request for public comments, available in today’s Federal Register, notes that NMFS currently is...
Oregon Grants Fourth Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG CZMA Consistency Review
Posted on May 6, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Grants Fourth Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG CZMA Consistency Review
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and Bradwood Landing LLC have agreed to a fourth stay in the review of the project’s consistency with Oregon’s federally approved Coastal Zone Management Plan. Under the terms of the stay, the review period for the project will remain open an additional 180 days beginning May 5, 2009, and Oregon’s...
Maryland Denies Water Quality Certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on May 5, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Denies Water Quality Certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG
The Maryland Department of the Environment denied water quality certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG, citing, among other concerns, a lack of information on where the dredging spoils will be deposited as well as the impact of dredging on aquatic wildlife. Specifically, the Maryland Daily Record reports that the state is seeking more definitive plans for the spoils as no buyer for...