FERC to Prepare EIS’s for Louisiana LNG Energy and Downeast LNG Projects
Posted on Oct 3, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS’s for Louisiana LNG Energy and Downeast LNG Projects
FERC released notices of its intent to prepare environmental impact statements for Louisiana LNG Energy’s (LLNGE) proposed Mississippi River LNG export terminal project in Plaquemines Paris, La. and the proposed Downeast LNG import-export terminal in Robbinston, Maine. Comments on the scope of the environmental review are due November 3, 2014 for each project. The notice for the...
Alaska LNG Files Preliminary Project Description Report with FERC
Posted on Oct 2, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Files Preliminary Project Description Report with FERC
Alaska LNG Project applicants filed a Preliminary Draft Resource Report No. 1 (General Project Description) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review of the proposed project. According to the report, the project includes, among other facilities, a marine terminal and a liquefaction facility at Cook Inlet in the Nikiski area of the Kenai Peninsula, including three...
Senators Markey and Boxer Oppose Automatic Approval of Gas Exports to European Union
Posted on Oct 1, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senators Markey and Boxer Oppose Automatic Approval of Gas Exports to European Union
U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) have sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman urging him to resist efforts by the European Union in Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations to include language requiring the United States to grant automatic and expeditious approval of licenses to export crude oil and natural...
Article Discusses Environmental Issues Related to Petronas’ Proposed B.C. LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 30, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Discusses Environmental Issues Related to Petronas’ Proposed B.C. LNG Export Terminal
An article in The Globe and Mail discusses environmental issues related to Petronas’ proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal on Lelu Island, British Columbia (B.C.), including the potential impact of the terminal on the region’s salmon and steelhead trout...
FERC Approves Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 30, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
Yesterday, FERC issued an order approving the construction and operation of Dominion Cove Point LNG’s proposed export terminal project in Lusby, Md. and related facilities. This is the fourth LNG export terminal project FERC has approved in the lower-48 states. A Fact Sheet can be found here, FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on...
Oregon Again Delays Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Another 90 Days
Posted on Sep 26, 2014 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Again Delays Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Another 90 Days
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and Oregon LNG have entered into an agreement for a further stay until January 28, 2015, of DLCD’s decision under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) on whether Oregon LNG’s proposed LNG import and export terminal is consistent with Oregon’s Coastal Management Plan. The agreement states that additional stays of CZMA...