Quoddy Bay Files Response to FERC Request for Further Information
Posted on Aug 17, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Files Response to FERC Request for Further Information
In response to a request by FERC, Quoddy Bay LNG yesterday submitted information regarding waterway suitability for vessels transiting Head Harbour Passage. Most of Quoddy Bay’s responses are designated as “Critical Energy Infrastructure Information,” and therefore not available to the public. According to a project manager, however, the company could not supply...
Op-Ed: Broadwater LNG Terminal Not Consistent with States’ Interests
Posted on Aug 15, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Broadwater LNG Terminal Not Consistent with States’ Interests
Leah Schmalz of the anti-Broadwater group Save the Sound offers an Op-Ed, carried by the Connecticut Post, stating that the Broadwater LNG regasification terminal proposed for Long Island Sound is not consistent with Connecticut and New York’s interests in pursuing environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient energy policies. She also notes that FERC ought to consider the size...
CEO: TransCanada Expects FERC Approval for Pipeline Soon
Posted on Aug 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CEO: TransCanada Expects FERC Approval for Pipeline Soon
Business News Americas (carried via LexisNexis) reports that TransCanada CEO Henry Morse, Jr., expects the company to receive FERC approval for its planned expansion of its North Baja pipeline. The new pipeline will transport gas to California from Sempra’s Costa Azul LNG import terminal currently under construction. Morse also noted that TransCanada has received all other...
FERC Releases FEIS For Calhoun LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 10, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases FEIS For Calhoun LNG Proposal
In its Final Environmental Impact Statement released today, FERC determined that the approval of the proposed Calhoun LNG regasification terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure, with certain mitigation measures, “would have limited adverse environmental impact.” The FEIS is available under Docket No. CP05-91 in...
Suez: Neptune LNG Project Has Received All Necessary State Permits
Posted on Aug 10, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Suez: Neptune LNG Project Has Received All Necessary State Permits
Suez announced yesterday that it has received all permits required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the construction of its Neptune LNG terminal. CNNMoney.com also reports that Suez has entered into three contracts with engineering firms to facilitate the development of the offshore project. Clay Harris, president and chief executive of Suez LNG NA, said, “Over the next...
Critic Faults Elba Island Expansion EIS
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Critic Faults Elba Island Expansion EIS
A local representative of the Sierra Club is criticizing FERC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Elba Island LNG expansion project, the Savannah Morning News reports. Specifically, the Sierra Club claims that the report does not address the concern that vessel traffic on the Savannah River could double over the next ten years if a proposed industrial port is...