FAA Extends Deadline for Comments in Oregon LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FAA Extends Deadline for Comments in Oregon LNG Proceeding
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the deadline for comments on Oregon LNG’s application for a waiver to build three LNG tanks near the Astoria Regional Airport to October 30. As designed, the LNG storage tanks for the Oregon LNG project extend into protected airspace. The Daily Astorian provides additional...
FERC Announces Public Meetings for Jordan Cove LNG
Posted on Sep 22, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Announces Public Meetings for Jordan Cove LNG
Last Friday FERC announced a series of public meetings to accept comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement issued in the Jordan Cove LNG proceeding. The meetings are scheduled for the week of October 27, 2008. The Notice of Public Meetings is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Analysis: Debate Continues on Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 19, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Analysis: Debate Continues on Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Oregonian provides an analysis of the current status of the Bradwood Landing LNG project following FERC’s conditional approval of the project announced yesterday.
Concerned About Changes in Enforcement of Endangered Species Act
Posted on Sep 19, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Concerned About Changes in Enforcement of Endangered Species Act
The Capital (Annapolis, Md.) reports that a number of groups opposed to the Sparrows Point LNG terminal are concerned that changes to the regulatory enforcement of the Endangered Species Act could allow the terminal to move forward more easily. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of the Interior told the newspaper that the changes were designed to “remove a lot of the backlog...
Freeport LNG Back Online Following Hurricane
Posted on Sep 19, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Back Online Following Hurricane
A Freeport LNG official told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that the terminal is back online after shutting down in anticipation of Hurricane Ike, saying that the facility “came through in good...
Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developers Respond to Referendum
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developers Respond to Referendum
The Daily Astorian provides coverage of LNG terminal developer NorthernStar Natural Gas Co.’s reactions to Clatsop County’s referendum banning natural gas pipelines from crossing park lands. According to the newspaper, NorthernStar officials claim that the referendum, which would affect a planned route for a pipeline associated with the terminal, has “no meaningful...