FERC Asks for Deadline Postponement in Weaver’s Cove Appeal
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Asks for Deadline Postponement in Weaver’s Cove Appeal
On Tuesday FERC moved to postpone the deadline by which it must file the official record of the Hess LNG proceeding in Weaver’s Cove opponents’ appeal to the First Circuit. FERC wants time to consider requests to reopen the Weaver’s Cove review on the grounds that new plans for more frequent deliveries significantly alter the project. “We wanted it in effect to...
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Files Comments With FERC
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Save Passamaquoddy Bay Files Comments With FERC
Robert Godfrey, a member of Save Passamaquoddy Bay, filed comments yesterday with FERC alleging that the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG proposals do not comply with standards of the Society of International Gas Terminal and Tanker Operators (SIGTTO). According to Godfrey, the projects fail to meet several SIGTTO guidelines, including those regarding jetty and ship dockage within the...
Environmentalists Challenge Legality of Gulf Landing Permit
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmentalists Challenge Legality of Gulf Landing Permit
Environmental organizations and fishing groups will appear in federal court today to challenge federal approval of Shell’s proposed Gulf Landing terminal, which would use an open rack vaporizer system. The groups argue that MARAD violated NEPA and the Deepwater Ports Act by failing to consider the environmental risk posed by the open rack system. “The law is clear, the...
Southern Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Southern Files Draft Resource Reports
Southern LNG Inc. filed its first draft resource reports on March 3, 2006, as part of the pre-filing process for the expansion of its Elba Island LNG terminal and the related pipeline. Southern filed draft Resource Report 1, which provides an overview of the proposed project, and draft Resource Report 10, which describes the alternatives considered as part of the process of developing...
Connecticut Transportation Organization Says Broadwater Application Incomplete and Requests New Comment Period
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Transportation Organization Says Broadwater Application Incomplete and Requests New Comment Period
In a letter dated March 3, 2006, South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, a federally designated transportation planning organization in Connecticut, says that Broadwater Energy’s pre-filing application is incomplete because it does not contain specific information on safety and security that was requested by FERC and the USCG. As a result, SWRMPO is requesting...
Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Responding to claims by Washington Gas Light that LNG is causing leaks in its local distribution system, the president of Norton McMurray Mfg., the company that supplied seals and couplings to WGL, said at a recent FERC Procedural Conference in the Cove Point Expansion proceedings that the increase in gas leaks in Prince George’s County, Md. is attributable to WGL’s use of...