FERC Staff Provides Comments on Resource Reports Submitted by Calais LNG
Posted on Apr 7, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Staff Provides Comments on Resource Reports Submitted by Calais LNG
Last week FERC Staff provided substantive comments on Calais LNG’s draft Environmental Resource Reports 1 thru 11 and 13. FERC’s comments address issues associated with LNG vessel transit, environmental impacts of the project, safety and security matters, as well as many others. FERC’s comments are in the eLibrary under Docket No....
MARAD Announces Public Meetings on Proposed Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Apr 7, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD Announces Public Meetings on Proposed Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced in today’s Federal Register that it will convene a public meeting in Rockaway, N.Y., on April 19, 2009, to discuss Atlantic Sea Island Group’s proposed Safe Harbor LNG deepwater...
Oregon Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG’s Proposals to Protect Fish Populations
Posted on Apr 7, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG’s Proposals to Protect Fish Populations
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife filed comments with FERC describing a discussion with representatives of NorthernStar Natural Gas about measures the company will take to limit the effect of marine operations associated with the Bradwood Landing LNG project on local fish populations. NorthernStar proposed including certain contract incentives to prompt LNG carriers to...
FERC Seeks Additional Engineering Information from Downeast LNG
Posted on Apr 6, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Additional Engineering Information from Downeast LNG
On Friday FERC issued a request for additional engineering information regarding seismic and geological issues to Downeast LNG, Inc. The company has until April 13, 2009, to file its response. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Op-Ed: Opposition to Columbia River LNG Projects Not Contradictory Despite Need for Natural Gas
Posted on Apr 6, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Opposition to Columbia River LNG Projects Not Contradictory Despite Need for Natural Gas
An op-ed carried by the Hillsboro Argus (Ore.) argues that opposition to the proposed Bradwood Landing and Oregon LNG projects is not inconsistent with increasing natural gas use. The piece argues that expanding natural gas use does not necessarily require building LNG regasification terminals on the Columbia River and that U.S. domestic resources, including shale gas and methane...
Suez Delays Construction of Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Apr 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Suez Delays Construction of Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
A spokesperson for Suez Energy told the Gloucester Times yesterday that the company has delayed work on the Neptune LNG deepwater port due to rain and low visibility. The company expects to resume work when the weather...