Local Residents Provide Comments to FERC on Truck Deliveries to Freeport LNG Terminal
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Provide Comments to FERC on Truck Deliveries to Freeport LNG Terminal
Approximately 30 people attended a public meeting convened by FERC to take comments on the plan to deliver LNG supplies via truck to the Freeport LNG terminal. The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) provides additional...
Port Authority to Vote on Bayou Casotte Channel Study
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Port Authority to Vote on Bayou Casotte Channel Study
The Mississippi Press reports that the commissioners of the Jackson County Port Authority are expected to approve a study as part of a proposal to widen the Bayou Casotte channel to better accommodate certain types of vessels, including vessels transporting LNG to the Gulf LNG terminal currently under construction. The study of the economic and environmental impacts of widening the...
FERC Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal in FOIA Proceeding Involving Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal in FOIA Proceeding Involving Bradwood Landing LNG
FERC requested a voluntary dismissal of its appeal of a decision in a case involving FOIA requests filed by two environmental groups regarding the planned Bradwood Landing LNG project. Last Thursday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted FERC’s motion to dismiss. The order granting the motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No....
Port of Coos Bay Approves Land Purchase Deal with Jordan Cove LNG
Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Coos Bay Approves Land Purchase Deal with Jordan Cove LNG
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay completed a land purchase agreement with Jordan Cove LNG and Weyerhaeuser Co. The World reports that under the terms of the contractual arrangement, Weyerhaeuser would sell 1,300 acres of land to the Port, which would then transfer 147 acres to Jordan Cove. The Port would retain the remaining portion of the land, using some of it to build a...
Draft Supplemental EIS Available for TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Draft Supplemental EIS Available for TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced this morning in the Federal Register that the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the TORP Bienville LNG deepwater port project is now available in the Regulations.gov system under Docket No. USCG-2006-24644. MARAD also announced that it has scheduled a public meeting to accept comments on the project in Mobile,...
FERC Denies WGL’s Request for Rehearing in Cove Point LNG Pier Enhancement Proceeding
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies WGL’s Request for Rehearing in Cove Point LNG Pier Enhancement Proceeding
Yesterday FERC issued an order denying a request for rehearing submitted by Washington Gas Light (WGL) in the Cove Point LNG Pier Enhancement proceeding. In its order, FERC addressed and dismissed all three allegations of error made by WGL. The order is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....