Local Environmental Groups Ask FERC to Deny Onshore Component of Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Environmental Groups Ask FERC to Deny Onshore Component of Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Project
Several local environmental groups have requested that FERC deny the application for the Liberty Natural Gas Onshore Pipeline, the onshore component of the Liberty LNG deepwater port proposal. The filing argues that because Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) has vetoed the proposed Liberty LNG deepwater port, the onshore component of the project cannot go forward as originally proposed. The...
Public Meeting on Southeast LNG’s Truck Delivery Proposal Planned for Tonight
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Meeting on Southeast LNG’s Truck Delivery Proposal Planned for Tonight
The Savannah Morning News offers details regarding a public meeting scheduled for tonight that will address the proposal by Southeast LNG to distribute LNG imported at the Elba Island LNG facility via truck throughout the surrounding...
Cove Point Spokesperson Says LNG Liquefaction Would Make Facility “More Complete”
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cove Point Spokesperson Says LNG Liquefaction Would Make Facility “More Complete”
Speaking to SoMdNews.com, a spokesperson for the Cove Point LNG terminal said that although plans to install LNG liquefaction equipment at the Cove Point facility are preliminary, adding liquefaction capability “would make the Cove Point facility certainly a lot more complete.” According to the piece, Susan Shaw of the Calvert County Board of Commissioners said that...
Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Financing, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In a decision released yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated FERC’s September 18, 2008, order approving the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal and its associated natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Agreeing that the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and its associated pipeline “essentially constitute a single project that will go forward...
Southeast LNG: Savannah Officials Can Pick LNG Truck Delivery Routes
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southeast LNG: Savannah Officials Can Pick LNG Truck Delivery Routes
Speaking during a meeting of the Chatham County legislative delegation, President Bruce Hughes of Southeast LNG said that City of Savannah officials can select the routes taken by Southeast LNG trucks transporting LNG through the city from the Elba Island LNG import facility. The Savannah Morning News also reports that Hughes confirmed that the company will “never load more than...
FERC Chairman Responds to Texas State Senator on Freeport LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Mar 1, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Texas State Senator on Freeport LNG Export Proposal
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has responded to a letter submitted to the Commission by Texas State Senator Joan Huffman (R). Both Sen. Huffman’s letter in support of the Freeport LNG export proposal and the response from Chairman Wellinghoff are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....