New Brunswick Argues Calais LNG Application Should Be Rejected by FERC
Posted on Feb 1, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on New Brunswick Argues Calais LNG Application Should Be Rejected by FERC
In a motion to reject and additional comments filed with FERC last week, the Province of New Brunswick argued that the Commission should reject Calais LNG’s application to build and operate an LNG terminal and associated pipeline for failure to provide all required information. The Province asserts that the application does not address cumulative impacts from both the Calais and...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Project File Brief with Ninth Circuit
Posted on Jan 29, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Project File Brief with Ninth Circuit
A number of non-profit groups filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week arguing that FERC did not adequately assess the environmental impacts of the Bradwood Landing LNG project on local resources and that the local energy market does not require LNG imports. The groups ask the court to vacate FERC’s order authorizing construction of the...
FERC Chairman Says Carbon Emissions from Upstream Production and LNG Transport Should Be Accounted for in Environmental Review
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Says Carbon Emissions from Upstream Production and LNG Transport Should Be Accounted for in Environmental Review
Speaking at an event in Portland, Ore., FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said that he believes life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of LNG, including GHG emissions from production and transport via vessel, should be included in the environmental review of LNG regasification terminals proposed in the United States. Chairman Wellinghoff also noted that FERC does not have...
FERC Planning On-Site Inspection of Lake Charles LNG Facility
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Planning On-Site Inspection of Lake Charles LNG Facility
FERC is planning an on-site inspection of the Lake Charles LNG import facility on March 23-24, 2010. This inspection will serve as the Commission’s annual post-certification review of the facility. FERC’s notice of the inspection and request for information from Trunkline LNG is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Gulf LNG Submits Report Detailing Environmental Monitoring Efforts
Posted on Jan 21, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Submits Report Detailing Environmental Monitoring Efforts
Yesterday Gulf LNG submitted its Annual Monitoring Report detailing its environmental monitoring efforts to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A copy of the report is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
State of Oregon, NMFS Seek Rehearing in Jordan Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jan 20, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State of Oregon, NMFS Seek Rehearing in Jordan Cove LNG Proceeding
The State of Oregon and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have filed separate requests for rehearing following FERC’s conditional authorization of the Jordan Cove LNG import project. Oregon argues that FERC’s authorization was improper because the state has not yet certified the project’s compliance with water quality standards or consistency with the...