Woodside Natural Gas Submits Application for Ocean Way Project
Posted on Aug 18, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Woodside Natural Gas Submits Application for Ocean Way Project
Woodside Natural Gas has filed an application with the U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration to build an LNG terminal offshore California, according to a Dow Jones report. The Ocean Way Secure Energy LNG terminal would allow tankers with onboard regasification technology to unload supply at an offshore point approximately 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. Woodside...
State Agencies Discuss Involvement in Bradwood Landing Proceeding
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Agencies Discuss Involvement in Bradwood Landing Proceeding
The Clatskanie Chief provides additional detailed coverage of an Aug. 3 public meeting for the Bradwood Landing proposal, explaining the permits and approvals required. At the meeting, attendees raised concerns about whether project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas explored other viable sites for the project and whether the company has applied to all the necessary local...
USCG Requests Additional Information on Neptune LNG and Excelerate Energy Proposals
Posted on Jul 28, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on USCG Requests Additional Information on Neptune LNG and Excelerate Energy Proposals
Today’s Boston Globe reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has temporarily suspended the review process for the two LNG terminals proposed for offshore Massachusetts by Excelerate Energy and Neptune LNG, citing insufficient information provided in the environmental reports. The postponement allows for additional time to submit the requested...
USCG to Review Amended Application for Main Pass LNG
Posted on Jul 25, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on USCG to Review Amended Application for Main Pass LNG
Freeport-McMoRan has announced that the U.S. Coast Guard has accepted the company’s amended application for its Main Pass LNG terminal proposed for offshore Louisiana. The modified application reflects changes in the project’s original design, which was rejected by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco in May due to the proposed use of open-rack vaporizers to regasify LNG. The Times-Picayune...
Mass. Bill Said to Impact Proposed Offshore LNG ports
Posted on Jul 21, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Bill Said to Impact Proposed Offshore LNG ports
The Marblehead Reporter today reports on a bill proposed by Mass. State Sen. Robert O’Leary to develop a new comprehensive ocean management plan regulating activities in Massachusetts state waters. The plan would include review of pipelines that enter state waters from offshore projects, such as the proposed Neptune LNG deepwater port, that are located in federal...
Local Residents Express Views on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Express Views on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Local critics convened before FERC, Department of Transportation, and U.S. Coast Guard representatives Tuesday night to express their concerns about the Jordan Cove LNG terminal proposed for Coos Bay, Ore. Most of the attendees’ comments reflected opposition to the project, some of them quite strong, based onconcerns over public safety and the environment. According to World Link, at...