U.S. Coast Guard, MARAD Announce Availability of FEIS and Public Hearing
Posted on Aug 8, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard, MARAD Announce Availability of FEIS and Public Hearing
The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD announced today that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed TORP Terminal LNG project is now available and that a public hearing will be held in Mobile, Ala., on August 26, 2008. The FEIS should be available soon under Docket No. USCG-2006-24644 on...
Oregon Senator Asks FERC to Delay Decision on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Aug 6, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Asks FERC to Delay Decision on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Oregonian reports that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) submitted a letter to FERC requesting that FERC delay its decision on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal until “the outstanding environmental and economic issues are fully addressed in public...
Dominion Requests Expedited Action from FERC to Affirm and Reissue Cove Point Expansion Authorizations
Posted on Jul 29, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion Requests Expedited Action from FERC to Affirm and Reissue Cove Point Expansion Authorizations
Yesterday Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP and Dominion Transmission, Inc. (collectively, Dominion) filed a Motion for Expedited Action to Affirm and Renew Authorizations with FERC for the Cove Point Expansion project. Specifically, Dominion requests that FERC issue an order by August 29, 2008, that: (1) fully affirms and reissues the Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 7 certificates for the...
FERC Approves Changes to Regulatory Status for Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 17, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Changes to Regulatory Status for Everett LNG Terminal
FERC today announced that Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC, owner and operator of the Everett LNG regasification terminal, will be permitted to abandon its current services as authorized under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and operate under section 3 of the NGA, which provides for less regulation by FERC. The decision is available under Docket No. CP08-49 in FERC’s...
FERC Strikes Consideration of Bradwood Landing LNG from Agenda
Posted on Jul 15, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Strikes Consideration of Bradwood Landing LNG from Agenda
FERC announced today that it has removed consideration of the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal from the agenda of the upcoming Commission meeting set for July 17. No future date has been set for...
Oregon Gov. Requests Additional Environmental Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 14, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Gov. Requests Additional Environmental Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Governor Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) has requested that FERC withdraw its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and issue a revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement, with an opportunity for additional public comment, for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import project. In his letter to FERC, Gov. Kulongoski calls the FEIS “fatally flawed and legally deficient.” The...