Army Corps of Engineers Seeks FERC’s Input on Weaver’s Cove Modification
Posted on Mar 20, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Army Corps of Engineers Seeks FERC’s Input on Weaver’s Cove Modification
In a letter dated March 17, the Army Corps of Engineers asks for FERC’s input regarding Weaver’s Cove Energy’s revised plan to transport LNG to its proposed LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. and determine whether the existing EIS is adequate. “We are specifically requesting that the FERC review the revised operational plan for ship transit, evaluate the effects...
Coast Guard Expresses Concerns About Vessel Maneuverability
Posted on Mar 20, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Expresses Concerns About Vessel Maneuverability
Saturday’s Herald News reported that the U.S. Coast Guard has raised concerns about Hess LNG’s revamped proposal to transport LNG using smaller tankers to its proposed Weaver’s Cove terminal. In a letter dated March 13, Capt. Roy A. Nash states that “extraordinary maneuvers are required to navigate the waterway segment between the old and new Brightman Street...
FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
In a letter dated March 13, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher dismissed Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s claims that he had filed requests to access CEII information regarding the Broadwater LNG proposal. “The Office of External Affairs, the office responsible for receiving information requests (including CEII requests), as well as the General Administrative...
FERC to Assess Environmental Impact of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Projects
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Assess Environmental Impact of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Projects
FERC has announced it will prepare environmental impact statements for the two LNG terminals proposed by Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG. The agency is welcoming input from the public and has scheduled a round of public hearings and deadlines to submit comments. Notices are available in the FERC e-Library in Dockets PF06-13 (Downeast) and PF06-11 (Quoddy Bay), and are reported in...
Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection yesterday submitted to FERC the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force’s Interim Report on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. The Task Force concludes that “never before has there been such a development proposed [as Broadwater]” and emphasizes that “every alternative should be...
No LNG Released in Elba Island Terminal Incident
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on No LNG Released in Elba Island Terminal Incident
The Associated Press reported yesterday that an LNG vessel broke free on Tuesday as it was unloading LNG at the Southern LNG facility on Elba Island. An official from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office in Savannah, Ga. said that a safety mechanism kicked in to block any release of natural gas. In a letter dated March 14, FERC Staff, which was present at the facility when...