U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Visits Golden Pass LNG Site
Posted on May 12, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Visits Golden Pass LNG Site
The Peninsula (Doha, Qatar) reports that Joseph LeBaron, U.S. ambassador to Qatar, visited the site of the Golden Pass LNG import project.
Weaver’s Cove LNG Addresses FERC’s Project Engineering Questions
Posted on May 12, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Addresses FERC’s Project Engineering Questions
Weaver’s Cove Energy’s responses to FERC’s project engineering inquiries are available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-36.
FERC Authorizes Construction at Freeport LNG’s Boil-off Gas Re-Liquefaction, Export Facilities
Posted on May 11, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Construction at Freeport LNG’s Boil-off Gas Re-Liquefaction, Export Facilities
On Friday FERC authorized Freeport LNG Development, LP to begin construction on the boil-off gas re-liquefaction and LNG export facilities planned for the Freeport LNG terminal. The authorization is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Maryland Challenges Commerce Department’s Decision to Overrule CZMA Objection to Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on May 11, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maryland Challenges Commerce Department’s Decision to Overrule CZMA Objection to Sparrows Point LNG Project
On Friday Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland to challenge the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ruling on the state’s objection to the AES Sparrows Point LNG project. The complaint requests that the court reverse then-Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez’s decision to overrule...
Positive Environmental Assessment Released for Cove Point LNG’s Pier Reinforcement Project
Posted on May 11, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Positive Environmental Assessment Released for Cove Point LNG’s Pier Reinforcement Project
On Friday FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for Dominion Cove Point LNG LP’s pier reinforcement project. FERC staff concluded that “approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.” The EA is available in the FERC eLibrary...
Neptune LNG Seeks One-Year Authorization for Incidental “Harassment” of Marine Mammals
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Neptune LNG Seeks One-Year Authorization for Incidental “Harassment” of Marine Mammals
Neptune LNG, LLC has requested a one-year authorization from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to potentially disturb or injure marine mammals as the company completes construction and begins commercial operation of its LNG deepwater port. The notice of the application and request for public comments, available in today’s Federal Register, notes that NMFS currently is...