MARAD, Coast Guard Release DEIS for Calypso LNG
Posted on Nov 2, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD, Coast Guard Release DEIS for Calypso LNG
MARAD and the U.S. Coast Guard have released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Calypso LNG, an LNG import terminal designed as a deepwater port and planned for offshore Florida. The notification for the DEIS also announced a public meeting planned for November 28, 2007, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The announcement is available in the Federal Register and the DEIS, as...
Coast Guard Submits Request for Further Information on Clearwater Port LNG
Posted on Nov 1, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coast Guard Submits Request for Further Information on Clearwater Port LNG
The Malibu Surfside News reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has submitted almost 400 questions to NorthernStar Natural Gas, the company proposing to construct the Clearwater Port LNG terminal offshore California. The letter, according to the Surfside News, states that the questions need to be answered by NorthernStar before the Coast Guard can process the developer’s...
Editorial: Local Pressure Should not Prevent New Energy Infrastructure
Posted on Nov 1, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Local Pressure Should not Prevent New Energy Infrastructure
While referencing the U.S. Coast Guard’s recent decision to declare the waterway leading to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal “unsuitable,” an editorial carried by the Providence Journal (R.I.) urges federal agencies to avoid basing their permitting decisions on “NIMBY political pressure” and to allow new energy infrastructure in the...
House Committee Delays Action on Bill with LNG Provisions
Posted on Oct 31, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on House Committee Delays Action on Bill with LNG Provisions
Congressional Quarterly reported yesterday that the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee postponed action on H.R. 2830, the U.S. Coast Guard reauthorization bill, which contains several provisions concerning LNG. One such provision would require a comparative risk assessment of vessel-based and onshore facility-based LNG regasification processes. [Subscription...
Measure Designed to Halt Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Could Have Broader Consequences
Posted on Oct 31, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Measure Designed to Halt Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Could Have Broader Consequences
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) sponsored legislation that would extend federal environmental protection to parts of the lower Taunton River in an effort to thwart the Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal proposed for the region. However, one local business owner testified Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee that the change would force his marine transportation business out of...
FERC Officials to Host Further Public Meetings on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Oct 30, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Host Further Public Meetings on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In addition to previously scheduled public meetings, FERC has announced two additional meetings in Clatskanie, Ore., to take public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement issued for Bradwood Landing LNG. Read more in the Daily...