Federal Agencies Issue FEIS for Main Pass LNG Project
Posted on Mar 14, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Agencies Issue FEIS for Main Pass LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration issued the final environmental impact statement on Friday for McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG project, saying that the environmental impacts stemming from the construction and operation of the terminal would be minimal. “The publication of the Final EIS is a significant milestone as we near completion of the permitting...
Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
The New York Times yesterday featured coverage on the growing opposition to the Broadwater LNG proposal. The article focused particularly on the local environmentalists’ claims that the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal is unnecessary. Michael Rieke, the managing editor of Platts LNG Daily, said that claims regarding the necessity of the Broadwater LNG terminal would not...
Kelliher Asked to Recuse Himself from Broadwater LNG Assessment
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelliher Asked to Recuse Himself from Broadwater LNG Assessment
Three New York politicians are asking FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher to recuse himself from further involvement in the Broadwater LNG matter because of prior ties to the law firm representing Broadwater Energy, LeBouef, Lamb, Greene & MacRae. Friday’s Hartford Courant has the story. [Access to archived articles requires a...
DOE Holds LNG Forum in Boston
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE Holds LNG Forum in Boston
To fulfill its mandate under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy today held the first of at least three public forums to educate the public on LNG. The all-day session in Boston, drew over 300 attendees; it covered regulatory, economic, safety and security, and environmental issues and included significant Q&A sessions. Jim Kendell of the EIA discussed the...
Downeast LNG Says It Will Comply
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Says It Will Comply
Downeast LNG representatives denied Save Passamaquoddy Bay’s allegations that the proposed terminal will not comply with SIGTTO standards, affirmatively stating that the terminal design would in fact comply. Downeast President Dean Girdis also responded. “I don’t know the law per se. My understanding is that SIGTTO refers to tankers and not terminals,” said...
Federal Court Weighs Gulf Landing Approval
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Weighs Gulf Landing Approval
The Times-Picayune and the News 2 Advocate reported on yesterday’s oral arguments concerning Shell’s Gulf Landing offshore terminal. The panel of Fifth Circuit judges reportedly appeared “sympathetic” to claims that MARAD failed to consider the cumulative impact of all terminals proposed for the Gulf and failed to require the best available technology when it...