Sabine Pass LNG Files Application with FERC to Install Liquefaction Equipment
Posted on Feb 1, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Application with FERC to Install Liquefaction Equipment
Sabine Pass LNG has submitted to FERC an application and supplementary materials for its planned LNG liquefaction and export project. The application is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
MARAD Sets Public Meetings for Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Jan 25, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Sets Public Meetings for Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Project
In today’s Federal Register, the U.S. Maritime Administration announced its intention to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Liberty LNG deepwater port proposal. The agency also announced a schedule of public meetings to discuss the...
Mass. State Rep. Asks FERC to Rescind Approval of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Rep. Asks FERC to Rescind Approval of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Massachusetts State Rep. David Sullivan submitted a letter to FERC asking the Commission to rescind its approval of the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. Rep. Sullivan asserts that Weaver’s Cove LNG used an incorrect model to analyze LNG vapor dispersion and that the terminal’s authorization should be revisited and reversed. The submission is available in the FERC...
FERC Authorizes LNG Re-Export at Cameron Terminal
Posted on Jan 21, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes LNG Re-Export at Cameron Terminal
FERC has approved Cameron LNG’s application to re-export LNG, noting that no new facilities will be required for re-export operations. FERC’s authorization is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Coast Guard Says No Revision Needed to Existing WSA for Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Says No Revision Needed to Existing WSA for Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project
Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard informed Freeport LNG that the agency will not require the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) or revision of the existing Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) for the company’s LNG liquefaction proposal. The Coast Guard’s letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. PF11-2, states that because the project as contemplated...
USCG Denies Rhode Island’s Appeal in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Denies Rhode Island’s Appeal in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Late last month, the U.S. Coast Guard denied an administrative appeal to the agency’s Letter of Recommendation submitted by Rhode Island in the Weaver’s Cove LNG project proceeding. The Coast Guard clarified its role in the LNG facility site permitting process, noting that its Letter of Recommendation “is not an enforceable order,” and examined and dispensed...