FERC Approves Design Changes for Storage Tanks at Gulf LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Design Changes for Storage Tanks at Gulf LNG Terminal
Yesterday FERC approved a number of design changes to the storage tanks at the Gulf LNG import terminal in Pascagoula, Miss. FERC’s letter order is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
Port Dolphin: MARAD Signs ROD in Deepwater Port Proceeding
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Port Dolphin: MARAD Signs ROD in Deepwater Port Proceeding
Port Dolphin Energy, LLC, announced earlier today that the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed a record of decision (ROD) in the company’s LNG deepwater port application proceeding, signaling the conclusion of the environmental review of the project. The Bradenton Herald provides additional...
Mass. Attorney General, Fall River Reply to Weaver’s Cove LNG Filing
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Attorney General, Fall River Reply to Weaver’s Cove LNG Filing
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and the City of Fall River, Mass., have filed a reply to a recent Weaver’s Cove Energy filing. The two parties from Massachusetts contend that FERC’s recent determination that Weaver’s Cove Energy has control over a parcel of land known as the “wedge lot” provides additional support for rehearing in this...
FERC Seeks Clarification on Status of Jordan Cove LNG’s Commercial Arrangements
Posted on Oct 23, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Clarification on Status of Jordan Cove LNG’s Commercial Arrangements
FERC has requested clarification regarding the status of the commercial arrangements that have been established by Jordan Cove Energy Project. Recently, Jordan Cove requested that FERC make a decision on the company’s application to construct an LNG import terminal and associated pipeline, arguing that the project is in “direct competition” with others planned for the...
Fall River Comments on Weaver’s Cove Energy’s Revised LNG Vapor Plan
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Fall River Comments on Weaver’s Cove Energy’s Revised LNG Vapor Plan
Yesterday the City of Fall River, Mass., filed comments with FERC regarding the revised LNG vapor dispersion mitigation plan filed by Weaver’s Cove Energy last May. Specifically, Fall River contends that Weaver’s Cove’s vapor dispersion plan is not adequately supported by scientific and computer modeling evidence. Find Fall River’s comments in the FERC eLibrary...
Weaver’s Cove Answers Request for Rehearing Submitted by City of Fall River, Mass. Attorney General
Posted on Oct 21, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Answers Request for Rehearing Submitted by City of Fall River, Mass. Attorney General
Yesterday Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC and Mill River Pipeline, LLC filed a motion for leave to answer and an answer to a request for rehearing filed by the City of Fall River, Mass., and the Massachusetts attorney general. The answer addresses several of the requestors’ arguments, including their contention that FERC acted improperly when it determined that Weaver’s...