Town Approves Downeast LNG Development
Posted on Jan 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Approves Downeast LNG Development
The Bangor Daily News reports that Robbinston, Maine residents yesterday voted 227 to 83 to approve a referendum that would allow the Downeast LNG project to go forward. Downeast had attended community forums, advertised on radio and in newspaper, and offered to pay for fire equipment, security measures, and a new school. The company will now forge ahead with environmental permits and...
Downeast LNG Seeks Permission to Initiate NEPA Pre-filing Process
Posted on Jan 10, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Seeks Permission to Initiate NEPA Pre-filing Process
On January 5, Downeast LNG submitted a request with FERC to begin the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pre-filing process with respect to its proposed LNG terminal to be located at the confluence of Passamaquoddy Bay and the St. Croix River in Robbinston, Maine. The project will offer a natural gas sendout capacity of 500 MMcf/day and a peak of up to 625 MMcf/day, with...
Rehearing Yet To Issue for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Jan 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rehearing Yet To Issue for Weaver’s Cove
Yesterday’s Herald News reports that FERC has not yet issued a rehearing to address the agency’s order allowing Hess LNG to build a regasification terminal in Fall River, Mass., nor is it clear when they might schedule one. The city, along with the Rhode Island and Massachusetts attorneys general, filed a motion almost five months ago in opposition to the project. A FERC...
Concern Over “Secrecy” of Safety Information on Broadwater
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Concern Over “Secrecy” of Safety Information on Broadwater
The New York Times yesterday reported on concerns about availability information regarding the safety of the proposed Broadwater terminal. Some local communities argue that they cannot make a decision about the terminal because of federal Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) regulations that shield energy infrastructure from terrorism. Conn. Attorney General Richard...
Freeport-McMoRan Confident of Approval and Long-Term Supply Contracts for Main Pass LNG
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan Confident of Approval and Long-Term Supply Contracts for Main Pass LNG
The vice president of Freeport-McMoRan Energy says he expects to learn by May the status of the company’s deepwater port application for the Main Pass Energy Hub LNG terminal and storage facility offshore Louisiana. David Landry also dismisses speculation that the company is having difficulty securing long-term supply contracts, adding that “there is uncommitted supply by...
Public Hearings on Pipeline Expansion Plan This Week
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Hearings on Pipeline Expansion Plan This Week
FERC has scheduled a series of meetings this week to address Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline’s 146-mile pipeline expansion proposal that would augment its consumer base in the northeastern United States. Today’s Bangor Daily News has the details. [Access to archived articles requires a...