FERC Approves Capacity Increase At Trunkline LNG’s Lake Charles Terminal
Posted on Feb 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Capacity Increase At Trunkline LNG’s Lake Charles Terminal
Yesterday, FERC authorized Trunkline LNG to increase its peak day vaporization capacity at its Lake Charles LNG terminal from 1.3 Bcf/day to 1.5 Bcf/day to make use of available capacity gained from the recent completion of an expansion project. The increase was requested by BG LNG, which holds all of the capacity at Lake Charles, to “facilitate the efficient and economical...
Coast Guard Official Says Crown Landing Proposal Needs Additional Security Resources
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coast Guard Official Says Crown Landing Proposal Needs Additional Security Resources
The News Journal today reports that the US Coast Guard and BP have scheduled a meeting for Friday to flesh out details regarding security measures outlined by the agency for the company’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal. Capt. David L. Scott, the Delaware Bay sector commander, says that tanker security procedures are manageable if there are sufficient resources. Scott also...
Coast Guard to Issue Final Environmental Impact Statements for Two Offshore LNG Terminals
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coast Guard to Issue Final Environmental Impact Statements for Two Offshore LNG Terminals
After postponing the offshore LNG terminal licensing process for several proposals last year, the US Coast Guard says it plans to issue two final environmental impact statements in the near future for two Gulf of Mexico projects: Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub, 38 miles east of Venice, Louisiana, and ConocoPhillips’ Compass Port off Dauphin Island, Ala. The...
Conn. Attorney General Wants Disclosure of Broadwater Safety Documents
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conn. Attorney General Wants Disclosure of Broadwater Safety Documents
In a letter sent yesterday to FERC, Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asks the agency to release design and safety-related details of the proposed Broadwater terminal. Blumenthal characterizes FERC’s CEII policy as an impediment to open discussions on the issues surrounding the Broadwater LNG proposal, saying that withholding safety documents hampers the public’s...
Open Houses for Maine Terminal Proposals
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Open Houses for Maine Terminal Proposals
The Bangor Daily News reports on a series of open houses for the proposed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminals, including a meeting between Downeast and Robbinston’s planning board and a social gathering hosted by Save Passamaquoddy Bay. “We will use your comments to develop the draft environmental impact statement,” said Robert Kopka, FERC’s...
Save The Bay Requests Supplemental EIS for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Save The Bay Requests Supplemental EIS for Weaver’s Cove
Today, Save The Bay filed a letter with FERC requesting a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to “address new and unevaluated environmental concerns” arising from Weaver’s Cove Energy’s decision to use smaller LNG vessels on a more frequent basis in order to navigate under the Brightman Street Bridge. Anticipating a three-fold increase in vessel...