Gulf LNG Receives State Environmental Permits
Posted on Jul 19, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Receives State Environmental Permits
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources yesterday approved certain permits for the 1.5 Bcf/d Gulf LNG Energy project proposed for Pascagoula. The permits will allow Gulf LNG to dredge and fill certain portions of Bayou Casotte if other state agencies and the Army Corps of Engineers also approve. According to a detailed story by the Mississippi Press, the project will...
Coastal States Organization Launches LNG Work Group
Posted on Jul 18, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coastal States Organization Launches LNG Work Group
The Coastal States Organization (CSO) is inviting member states to participate in its LNG Work Group, which will share information and explore policy positions on LNG issues. The Work Group is open only to CSO member states and not to other organizations or individuals. CSO represents the thirty-five coastal states along the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico,...
CLNG and USEA Host Briefing on DOE LNG Forums
Posted on Jul 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CLNG and USEA Host Briefing on DOE LNG Forums
The Center for LNG and the US Energy Association today hosted a briefing in Washington, DC, for the Department of Energy to present its views from the three regional LNG forums held in Boston, Astoria, OR, and Los Angeles. Jim Slutz from DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy expressed appreciation to Congress for having the foresight to include the forums mandate in the Energy Policy Act...
Fishing Groups Criticize Environmental Review of Northeast Gateway
Posted on Jul 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fishing Groups Criticize Environmental Review of Northeast Gateway
Fishing groups and local politicians criticized the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs’ certification of Excelerate Energy’s draft environmental impact report for the offshore Northeast Gateway LNG facility, saying the decision dismisses the project’s impact on local fisheries. The certified draft report concludes that if the terminal is built...
WA Ports Express Concern Over Proposed Bradwood Landing
Posted on Jul 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on WA Ports Express Concern Over Proposed Bradwood Landing
Asserting that LNG exclusion zones “would wreak havoc on shipping in the Columbia River,” and the proposed LNG terminal “would have a drastic and widespread impact on all ports and communities that depend on … the Columbia River,” the Ports of Kalama and Vancouver, Washington, recently filed comments with FERC expressing significant concerns over the...
Environmental Group Calls for Canadian Legislation Against LNG Development
Posted on Jul 14, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Group Calls for Canadian Legislation Against LNG Development
The Canadian chapter of Save Passamaquoddy Bay is pressuring the Ottawa government to outlaw LNG vessel transit near Passamaquoddy Bay. If the Canadian government does not take action, the group says it will need about U.S. $50,000 to help defray the legal costs of fighting the projects. An article in The Guardian is available in LexisNexis. [Subscription...