FERC Announces Intent to Prepare EIS for Oregon LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 28, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Announces Intent to Prepare EIS for Oregon LNG Proposal
On Friday, FERC announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Oregon LNG regasification terminal and its associated 117-mile gas pipeline. FERC also announced a schedule of public meetings on the project for the week of September 17 in Oregon. The filing is available in Docket No. PF07-10 in the...
Business Group Tells FERC that LNG Projects Necessary for Economic Development in the U.S. Northeast
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Business Group Tells FERC that LNG Projects Necessary for Economic Development in the U.S. Northeast
Citing the recent closing of Quaker Fabrics in Fall River, Mass., the Massachusetts Chemistry & Technology Alliance (MCTA) filed comments with FERC claiming that the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal proposal should be approved to alleviate the high energy costs facing businesses in the region. MCTA claims that Massachusetts policy makers have so far “failed to promote...
Editorial: New Study Should Be Considered in Broadwater Review
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: New Study Should Be Considered in Broadwater Review
An editorial published by the Connecticut Day states that new scientific findings regarding the marine ecosystem on the seafloor of Long Island Sound ought to be considered by FERC prior to the Commission issuing the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Broadwater LNG regasification terminal. The editorial contends that impacts on this sensitive marine ecosystem were...
Only Two Proposals for Offshore LNG Terminals in the Gulf of Mexico Remain
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Only Two Proposals for Offshore LNG Terminals in the Gulf of Mexico Remain
The New Orleans Times-Picayune offers an update on the status of the two remaining proposals for offshore terminals in the Gulf of Mexico: TORP Technology’s Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal and McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub terminal. The piece also compares the competing regasification methods planned for each project, with the Bienville project set to use an open-loop...
Federal Regulators to Begin Review of Safe Harbor Energy LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Regulators to Begin Review of Safe Harbor Energy LNG Proposal
The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD announced that Atlantic Sea Island Group’s application to construct the Safe Harbor Energy import project is complete and that the regulators will begin to review the proposal. Newsday reports that some environmentalists consider Safe Harbor Energy a realistic alternative to the Broadwater LNG project proposed for Long Island...
FERC Issues DEIS on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FERC Issues DEIS on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
FERC today released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal proposed by NorthernStar Natural Gas. FERC Staff concluded that although the terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure “has the potential for limited significant environmental impacts,” the mitigation measures proposed by NorthernStar, along with...