FERC Chairman Appears Before Senate Committee for Re-Confirmation
Posted on May 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Appears Before Senate Committee for Re-Confirmation
FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday seeking re-confirmation. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) pressed Kelliher for answers regarding the safety and security of LNG regasification terminals, reiterating many of the points he made in a recent letter to Kelliher. Platts Gas Daily provides further details. [Subscription...
Residents Comment on Elba Island Expansion
Posted on May 11, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Comment on Elba Island Expansion
The Savannah Morning News reports that about 50 people attended a FERC forum on the draft environmental impact statement for the Elba III Project, which proposes to expand the Elba Island LNG terminal and add pipeline infrastructure. The public comment period will continue through May...
U.S. Coast Guard Rejects Smaller Vessels for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on May 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Rejects Smaller Vessels for Weaver’s Cove
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a preliminary rejection of Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC’s proposal to use smaller vessels to deliver LNG to its planned terminal. In a letter dated May 9, Captain of the Port Roy A. Nash said that Weaver’s Cove’s recent modeling failed to prove “that smaller LNG tankers can be safely navigated through th[e] waterway on a...
FERC: Port Dolphin Applies for Pipeline Permits
Posted on May 10, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC: Port Dolphin Applies for Pipeline Permits
Yesterday, FERC issued a Notice of Application concerning Port Dolphin Energy LLC’s request for approval of a 5.8-mile pipeline from its proposed Port Dolphin LNG import terminal. The pipeline would transport gas from the offshore terminal to interconnections with the Gulfstream and Tampa Electric Company (TECO) pipeline systems near Port Manatee, Fla. The USCG will serve as the...
Connecticut State Senate Passes LNG Security Legislation
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Connecticut State Senate Passes LNG Security Legislation
The East Haven Advertiser reports that the Connecticut State Senate last week passed SB 1017, an Act Concerning the Emergency Plans of Operations of Shoreline Communities and the Designation of Liquefied Natural Gas Hazard and Security Zones. The legislation is directed toward the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal and would require the state to recommend security zones to the U.S. Coast...
FERC Conditions Construction of Calypso Pipeline on Authorization of LNG Terminal
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Conditions Construction of Calypso Pipeline on Authorization of LNG Terminal
Platts Gas Daily reports that FERC has authorized Calypso U.S. Pipeline, LLC to begin construction of its Florida-based pipeline upon either the Bahamian government’s authorization of the proposed Suez LNG terminal and associated pipeline, or the U.S. Maritime Administration’s authorization of the proposed Calypso LNG terminal and associated pipeline off the coast of...