FERC Issues Data Request for Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Oct 1, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Data Request for Sparrows Point LNG Project
This week FERC requested additional environmental information regarding the pipeline routes associated with the proposed Sparrows Point LNG project. The data request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Authorizes Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Today FERC approved the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal, the first LNG import project authorized for the U.S. West Coast. FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the Commission’s primary focus is “safety considerations” and that the authorization is conditioned on the project meeting over one hundred stipulations to “assure safety and mitigate environmental...
FERC Expected to Address Bradwood Landing LNG Application Today
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Expected to Address Bradwood Landing LNG Application Today
FERC is expected to issue a decision on the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal application at its meeting scheduled for today. They are expected to approve the project, conditioned on, among other things, state agencies granting certain approvals as well. The Oregonian offers additional...
Two County Commissioners Plan to Testify at FERC Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Application
Posted on Sep 12, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Two County Commissioners Plan to Testify at FERC Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Application
The Daily Astorian reports that two Clatsop County Commissioners plan to attend the September 18th FERC meeting to provide testimony on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal on behalf of the...
Deepwater Port Workshop Speakers Stress Collaboration
Posted on Sep 11, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Deepwater Port Workshop Speakers Stress Collaboration
At a workshop yesterday in Washington, DC, sponsored by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Center for LNG, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton emphasized the importance of collaboration by offshore LNG developers with the multiple federal and state agencies involved in the review of the deepwater port projects. Speaking about the importance of...
FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in Broadwater LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 8, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in Broadwater LNG Proceeding
FERC issued an order last week denying rehearing of its March 20, 2008 order granting Broadwater Energy authority to site, construct, and operate a floating LNG terminal proposed for Long Island Sound. The order denying rehearing is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....