FERC Recommends FONSI for Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Recommends FONSI for Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal
FERC released an Environmental Assessment Report last week analyzing the likely environmental impacts arising from Cameron LNG’s re-export proposal. In the report, Commission staff recommends that, conditioned on three environmental impact mitigation measures, a Finding of No Significant Impact be entered into the Commission’s order addressing the re-export proposal. The...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to National Park Service Comments
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to National Park Service Comments
Last Friday, Weaver’s Cove LNG responded to comments filed by the National Park Service (NPS) regarding the agency’s environmental review of the project. Specifically, Weaver’s Cove LNG asserts that “[t]he NPS’s comments in the November 10 letter are unhelpful as they rely on overly generalized purported concerns or on outdated comments.” Weaver’s...
DOE Issues Exclusion from Environmental Assessment Requirement for Sabine Pass Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 9, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DOE Issues Exclusion from Environmental Assessment Requirement for Sabine Pass Export Proposal
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy issued a categorical exclusion from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s proposal to export LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG...
DOE Authorizes LNG Re-Export for Sempra LNG
Posted on Dec 8, 2010 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes LNG Re-Export for Sempra LNG
The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC to re-export up to 250 Bcf of LNG from the Cameron LNG facility over a two-year period beginning on February 1, 2011. The order specifically proscribes the export of any domestically produced LNG under this...
DOE Applies Categorical Exclusion to Cameron LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 7, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DOE Applies Categorical Exclusion to Cameron LNG Export Proposal
Last week the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy determined that Cameron LNG’s re-export proposal meets the requirements to be categorically excluded from further review under the National Environmental Policy...
FERC Issues Status Updates on Downeast, Calais LNG Projects
Posted on Dec 6, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Status Updates on Downeast, Calais LNG Projects
FERC has released project updates for the Downeast and Calais LNG projects. These brief brochures note where the agency stands in its review of the respective projects. The update for Downeast LNG is in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-52 and the update for Calais LNG is also available in the eLibrary under Docket No....