FERC Releases Project Update for Trunkline LNG’s Lake Charles Export Project
Posted on Jun 4, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Project Update for Trunkline LNG’s Lake Charles Export Project
FERC released an update on its environmental review of Trunkline LNG Company LLC’s (Trunkline) Lake Charles export project. According to the update, the next major step in the process will be Trunkline’s filing of draft environmental resource reports, expected in June 2013. Trunkline plans to file a formal application for the project in late 2013. Copies of the update can...
FERC Vacates Authority for Freeport-McMoRan Pipeline Connecting Main Pass Energy Hub LNG Port
Posted on Jun 3, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Vacates Authority for Freeport-McMoRan Pipeline Connecting Main Pass Energy Hub LNG Port
Today, FERC issued an order vacating authority for Freeport-McMoRan Energy, LLC (Freeport-McMoRan) to construct and operate 5.1 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline for the purpose of connecting Freeport-McMoRan’s proposed Main Pass Energy Hub deepwater LNG port facility in the Gulf of Mexico to an existing interstate pipeline hub at Coden, Ala. FERC required the pipeline to be in...
FERC Issues Project Update for Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Posted on May 31, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Project Update for Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
FERC has issued an update concerning its review of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project (Aguirre Project) planned for the south coast of Puerto Rico. According to the update, FERC is currently analyzing data submitted with the application and is in the process of preparing a draft environmental impact statement for the project. Copies of the update can be accessed here, and the...
FERC Approves Golden Pass LNG Export Project Pre-Filing Request
Posted on May 31, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Golden Pass LNG Export Project Pre-Filing Request
FERC issued an order yesterday approving Golden Pass Products LLC’s and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC’s request to initiate pre-filing environmental review procedures for the planned Golden Pass LNG Export Project and interconnected pipeline located in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, La. Copies of the order can be accessed here, and the complete docket...
National Park Service Voices Concerns with Elba Island LNG Export Project
Posted on May 29, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on National Park Service Voices Concerns with Elba Island LNG Export Project
The National Park Service (NPS) filed comments at FERC on Southern LNG Company’s and Elba Liquefaction Company’s proposed Elba Island LNG export terminal project. In comments on the scope of FERC’s environmental assessment of the project, the NPS requested that FERC address concerns that the construction and operation of the project could degrade park scenery,...
Comments Highlight Benefits of Aguirre LNG Import Terminal
Posted on May 28, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Comments Highlight Benefits of Aguirre LNG Import Terminal
Comments were filed at FERC by the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) in support of the proposed Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project along the southern shore of Puerto Rico. The comments state that the Project will create jobs, reduce electricity costs, help Puerto Rico meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Mercury and Air Toxics...