FERC, GCELC Raise Questions Regarding Air Emissions from Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC, GCELC Raise Questions Regarding Air Emissions from Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC has requested additional environmental information regarding air emissions from the proposed Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. Specifically, the Commission has asked for data to “correct the calculations it used to determine the emissions of hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, and methane from the acid vents.” In its information request,...
Oregon Congressman Seeks to Limit Use of Eminent Domain for LNG Export Projects
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Oregon Congressman Seeks to Limit Use of Eminent Domain for LNG Export Projects
United States Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced H.R. 3913, a bill that would amend the Natural Gas Act to prohibit the use of eminent domain by a pipeline developer if its pipeline would be used to transport natural gas “to an LNG terminal for export to a foreign country from the United States.” The bill also would prohibit FERC from authorizing an LNG export project if any of...
DOE Planning Changes for LNG Export Procedures
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Planning Changes for LNG Export Procedures
Noting that “the market and technology have outgrown” current federal regulatory processes for permitting LNG exports, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy Christopher Smith told an audience in Washington, D.C., that his office will revise regulatory procedures for LNG export applications. Find further information in Platts LNG Daily. [Subscription...
Sierra Club and Others Submit Formal Objections to Cove Point LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Others Submit Formal Objections to Cove Point LNG Export Proposal
The Sierra Club, the American Public Gas Association, the AFL-CIO, and various Riverkeeper organizations have submitted formal objections to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding the proposal to export LNG from the Cove Point facility. The written comments are available from the website of the Office of Fossil Energy under Docket No. 11-128-LNG. Reuters provides additional...
U.S. Senator Encourages FERC to Act Quickly on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Feb 6, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. Senator Encourages FERC to Act Quickly on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) has requested that FERC act on the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction and export project at its February Commission meeting. In her letter to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Senator Landrieu notes that the comment period for the Environmental Assessment for the project ended last month, so she requests the Commission to provide “an expeditious conclusion in...
PHMSA Reaffirms Prior Decision that Agency’s LNG Regulations Satisfy Statute
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on PHMSA Reaffirms Prior Decision that Agency’s LNG Regulations Satisfy Statute
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has reaffirmed its prior decision that, despite a challenge submitted by the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the City of Fall River, Mass., in the Weaver’s Cove LNG project proceeding, the agency’s regulations on the location of LNG facilities “satisfy the applicable statutory...