Public Comment Period Ends Tomorrow for Cabrillo Port EIR
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Comment Period Ends Tomorrow for Cabrillo Port EIR
Interested parties have until tomorrow to submit to the California State Lands Commission comments on the environmental impact report issued for BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG facility proposed for offshore California. In response to claims that the terminal may increase air pollution, the company has modified the project to include tugboats and LNG vessels that use cleaner...
SCAQMD Recommends LNG Imports Meet Lower Wobbe Index to Enhance Air Quality
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Environmental, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on SCAQMD Recommends LNG Imports Meet Lower Wobbe Index to Enhance Air Quality
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is urging the California Public Utilities Commission to adopt natural gas composition specifications that require large, new supplies of natural gas to meet a Wobbe Index of 1360 Btu/scf. In a letter filed by the SCAQMD in the CPUC’s current rulemaking proceeding considering the adoption of gas quality and...
Open House Events Planned for Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on May 10, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Open House Events Planned for Jordan Cove LNG Project
Jordan Cove Energy Project has scheduled a series of open house events in June to discuss details of its proposed LNG facility in Coos Bay, Ore. The dates and locations are available in the FERC e-Library in Docket No....
Passamaquoddy Tribe Prevails in Freedom of Access Case
Posted on May 9, 2006 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Passamaquoddy Tribe Prevails in Freedom of Access Case
The Maine Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the state’s Freedom of Access Act does not require the Passamaquoddy Tribe to disclose information about its negotiations with Quoddy Bay LNG.The Supreme Court agreed with the lower court thatthe tribe was acting as a business rather than a municipality when it negotiated with Quoddy Bay and, therefore, should not be subject to...
RACE Representative Supports Wind Over LNG
Posted on May 9, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on RACE Representative Supports Wind Over LNG
Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy’s Rory Cox spoke at an anti-LNG meeting held Saturday, urging listeners to oppose the Jordan Cove LNG facility proposed for Coos Bay, Ore. because the terminal primarily would serve Northern California customers. He also argued that the project would not lower natural gas prices, saying that the costs of developing and operating the terminal...
Alabama Gov. Riley Agrees with Blanco’s Veto of Main Pass
Posted on May 8, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alabama Gov. Riley Agrees with Blanco’s Veto of Main Pass
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley commended Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s veto of Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub offshore LNG terminal and said that he remains concerned with open-rack vaporizer technology and its potential impacts on fisheries and marine ecosystems. ConocoPhillips has proposed its Compass Port LNG facility 11 miles offshore Alabama. Details are available...