FERC Issues Draft EIS for Calhoun LNG Project
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Draft EIS for Calhoun LNG Project
FERC Staff has issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the 1 Bcf/d Calhoun LNG project proposed for Port Lavaca, Texas, concluding that the terminal and its associated pipeline would have “limited adverse environmental impact” if certain mitigation measures are followed. Calhoun LNG and Point Comfort Pipeline Company are developers of the joint venture, which is...
FERC Plans Visit to Quoddy Bay LNG Site
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Plans Visit to Quoddy Bay LNG Site
Interested parties are invited to join FERC staff members on a tour of the proposed site for the Quoddy Bay LNG terminal on July 13. The FERC notice is available in the e-Library in Docket No....
FERC Nominee Urges Diversity of Natural Gas Supply
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on FERC Nominee Urges Diversity of Natural Gas Supply
At a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday, FERC nominee Mark Spitzer said the United States should be careful not to place too much reliance on imported LNG and should develop diverse natural gas supplysources. “My experiences in Arizona suggested that LNG can be problematic,” Spitzer said, adding that the region was...
Quoddy Bay Submits Resource Reports; Opponents Demand Access to Sensitive Information
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Submits Resource Reports; Opponents Demand Access to Sensitive Information
As Quoddy Bay LNG submits resource reports required during the pre-filing phase of the FERC approval process, The Bangor Daily News reports that local activist group Save Passamaquoddy Bay is frustrated by federal rules that prevent the disclosure of certain sensitive or proprietary information. FERC spokesperson Tamara Young-Allen told the paper that FERC is in the process of...
Boston Submits Comments on Tennesee Pipeline Project to FERC
Posted on Jun 28, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Boston Submits Comments on Tennesee Pipeline Project to FERC
The City of Boston has asked FERC to require Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. to evaluate the link between the increase in pipeline capacity resulting from its Essex-Middlesex project and LNG vessel traffic to the Everett LNG terminal before the Commission issues a decision on the plan. In comments submitted June 23, James Hunt, the chief of environmental and energy services for Boston, said...
Warrenton Will Move to Intervene in Bradwood Terminal Review
Posted on Jun 28, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Warrenton Will Move to Intervene in Bradwood Terminal Review
The Daily Astorian reports that the Warrenton City Commissioners yesterday voted 4-0 to file a motion to intervene in FERC’s Bradwood LNG terminal docket. “The ships that would service the plant go through the city, so the city is vulnerable,” said City Manager Ed Madere. Tonight, Clatsop County also is considering the same action and Astoria City Council on July...