FERC Requests Pipeline Route Adjustment for Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Pipeline Route Adjustment for Sparrows Point LNG Project
The Dundalk Eagle reports that FERC has requested that AES, the developer backing the Sparrows Point LNG regasification facility, adjust its proposed pipeline route from the LNG import terminal to a facility in Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for AES told the Eagle that the developer was examining this request, saying “we continue to pursue a solution that would have the least...
FERC Officials Tour Jordan Cove LNG Site
Posted on Dec 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials Tour Jordan Cove LNG Site
Yesterday FERC officials joined local residents in a tour of the site proposed for the Jordan Cove LNG import terminal. One FERC official told KCBY News that by his estimation, Jordan Cove LNG is approximately one third of the way through the regulatory review process, leaving ample time for public comment on the...
Safe Harbor Energy Developers Appeal Adjacent Coastal State Status Granted to New Jersey
Posted on Dec 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Safe Harbor Energy Developers Appeal Adjacent Coastal State Status Granted to New Jersey
The Atlantic Sea Island Group, a group of investors developing the Safe Harbor Energy LNG regasification terminal, has appealed MARAD’s decision to grant adjacent coastal state status to New Jersey during the project’s regulatory approval process. According to the Aberdeen Independent (N.J.), several environmental groups have voiced opposition to this appeal. Julie...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Request for Reconsideration Denied by U.S. Coast Guard
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Request for Reconsideration Denied by U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday that it has denied a request for reconsideration filed by Weaver’s Cove Energy. Stating in his letter to Weaver’s Cove that he reviewed all appropriate documents, USCG Capt. Roy Nash wrote that he found “no substantive issue, nor new information, that would suggest my recommendation of unsuitability was incorrect or made...
Local Groups File Transcripts of State Hearings to Show Downeast LNG Project Has Stalled
Posted on Dec 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Groups File Transcripts of State Hearings to Show Downeast LNG Project Has Stalled
Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (We Take Care of Our Land), Save Passamaquoddy Bay-U.S., and Save Passamaquoddy Bay-Canada, Inc., filed the transcripts of several hearings concerning the Downeast LNG project convened by Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection, as well as brief summaries of each proceeding. The groups conclude that Downeast’s statements to FERC are...
Editorial: State Concerns Regarding LNG Should Be Addressed
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State Concerns Regarding LNG Should Be Addressed
An editorial in the Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) argues that concerns voiced in draft comments released by state agencies earlier this week should be addressed before FERC gives final regulatory approval to proposed LNG facilities in western Oregon. The piece also requests that Congress give states a more active role in the final approval of LNG...