FERC Announces Series of Public Meetings on the Oregon LNG Proposal
Posted on May 5, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Announces Series of Public Meetings on the Oregon LNG Proposal
FERC announced in today’s Federal Register that it will host three public meetings on the proposed Oregon LNG import terminal. All three meetings will be held in Oregon and are scheduled for May 20, 21, and...
Quoddy Bay LNG Does Not Foresee Long-Term Problems for Proposal Despite Recent Setback
Posted on Apr 29, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Does Not Foresee Long-Term Problems for Proposal Despite Recent Setback
Donald Smith, president of Quoddy Bay LNG, told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that he does not anticipate any long-term problems for the company’s LNG proposal for Maine, despite FERC’s decision to suspend review of Quoddy Bay’s LNG terminal application. In its letter announcing the decision, FERC stated that it did not have enough information to continue...
FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in North Baja Gas Pipeline Proceeding
Posted on Apr 28, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in North Baja Gas Pipeline Proceeding
Last week FERC denied a request for rehearing filed by California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District in the North Baja gas pipeline proceeding. According to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], the request for rehearing had been made to compel FERC to analyze the potential impact on air quality from gas imported at the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Mexico and...
FERC Releases DEIS for Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases DEIS for Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal
FERC today released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Sparrows Point LNG import terminal proposed by AES Corporation. FERC Staff concluded that, if constructed and operated in accordance with the mitigation measures proposed by the developer and those recommended by Staff, and in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard safety and security measures, “construction...
FERC Suspends its Review of Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Suspends its Review of Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
FERC announced today that it is suspending its review of the Quoddy Bay LNG terminal application. FERC Staff cited the developer’s inability to provide information regarding “proposed vaporizer revision as well as the safety and reliability of the proposed cryogenic transfer line.” FERC also notes that the developer has stated “that the project design may be...
Weaver’s Cove Energy Initiates FERC Pre-Filing Process for New Project Concept
Posted on Apr 24, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Initiates FERC Pre-Filing Process for New Project Concept
Last week Weaver’s Cove Energy filed a request that FERC initiate its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) pre-filing review of the developer’s revised offshore unloading concept. The request is styled as an amendment to FERC’s previous authorization for the company to site, construct, and operate an LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. Weaver’s...