Local Concern Over Changes to Quoddy Bay Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Concern Over Changes to Quoddy Bay Project
Today’s Bangor Daily News reports that Passamaquoddy Bay residents are apprehensive about the number of changes Quoddy Bay has made to its LNG terminal proposal, including the size of the terminal and the possibility of investment by Trinidad. “I didn’t hear any talk of any changes at all,” said Perry Selectman Jeanne Guisinger. “They said Quoddy Bay LLC...
Gov. Jeb Bush Urges Bahamas to Decide on AES Proposal
Posted on Feb 22, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Jeb Bush Urges Bahamas to Decide on AES Proposal
Citing Florida’s growing need for natural gas, Gov. Jeb Bush this week met with Bahamian officials to urge a decision on AES’ proposed terminal. AES proposes to build an import terminal in Bimini and send gas by pipeline to Florida, but is waiting on approval from The Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian reports that the Bahamas could lose an estimated $985 million over a 25-year...
FERC Authorizes Construction of Freeport LNG Development Send-Out Pipepline
Posted on Feb 22, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Construction of Freeport LNG Development Send-Out Pipepline
Yesterday FERC granted Freeport LNG permission to begin construction of a send-out pipeline previously approved in June 2004. The letter order is available at the FERC e-Library in Docket...
Comments on Southern’s Cypress Project Address Interchangeability
Posted on Feb 22, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Comments on Southern’s Cypress Project Address Interchangeability
Florida Power & Light Company and Peoples Gas System submitted comments this week on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Southern Natural Gas Company’s Cypress Pipeline Project, which would link the Elba Island LNG terminal in Georgia to Florida gas markets. Both parties are seeking removal of the FERC Staff conclusion in the DEIS, which states that “we do not...
RICRMC Responds to Weaver’s Cove Petition
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on RICRMC Responds to Weaver’s Cove Petition
On February 17 the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council filed a legal memorandum with NOAA. The memorandum responds to a December 16 filing by Weaver’s Cove, which asked NOAA to interpret its regulations and decide whether RICRMC waived its right to federal consistency review under the CZMA. RICRMC’s memo argues that (1) a new consistency certification is...