Jordan Cove LNG Opponent Takes Objection to Oregon Supreme Court
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Opponent Takes Objection to Oregon Supreme Court
A local opponent of the Jordan Cove LNG proposal has filed a petition for review of the Coos County (Ore.) approval of the project application with the Oregon Supreme Court. The appeal was prompted by the petitioner’s concern that Coos County failed to take into account the risk of tsunamis when it approved the application. Read more in the Coos Bay...
Local Residents Comment on Calais LNG Proposal
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Comment on Calais LNG Proposal
The Bangor Daily News reports that the majority of local residents who spoke at a hearing convened by FERC regarding the Calais LNG proposal, including the mayor of Calais, expressed support for the project. According to the publication, a number of attendees also spoke in opposition to the...
FERC Issues FEIS for Sparrows Point LNG Terminal and Associated Pipeline
Posted on Dec 5, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues FEIS for Sparrows Point LNG Terminal and Associated Pipeline
This afternoon FERC issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the AES Sparrows Point LNG terminal and associated Mid-Atlantic Express Pipeline. Subject to various mitigation measures, FERC has determined that the “proposed facilities and the related LNG marine traffic would have mostly limited adverse environmental impact.” However, the Commission notes that...
Jordan Cove LNG’s FERC Testimony Now Available
Posted on Dec 5, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG’s FERC Testimony Now Available
Testimony given before FERC by a consultant for the Jordan Cove Energy Project concerning the Commission’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed LNG terminal is now available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Local Residents Object to Status Update on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Dec 5, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Object to Status Update on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Daily Astorian reports that two local residents were escorted out of the Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of County Commissioners meeting Wednesday evening. According to the publication, the protestors were upset that the Board was only now addressing the status of the Bradwood Landing LNG project when a county referendum affecting the proposal was held more than two months...
Developer Files Request for Extension to Complete Construction of Crown Landing Associated Pipeline
Posted on Dec 4, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Developer Files Request for Extension to Complete Construction of Crown Landing Associated Pipeline
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, developer of a natural gas pipeline associated with the Crown Landing LNG regasification terminal, is seeking to extend its deadline to complete construction from June 20, 2009, to October 31, 2013. BP requested a similar extension on November 26 for the Crown Landing LNG terminal. The filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....