Lawsuit Filed Against Interior and BIA Regarding Quoddy Bay LNG Lease
Posted on Apr 18, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawsuit Filed Against Interior and BIA Regarding Quoddy Bay LNG Lease
The Vermont Law School Environmental and Natural Resources Clinic today issued a press release announcing that citizen group Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (We Take Care of Our Land) has sued the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in connection with the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG terminal. The group alleges that endangered and threatened whale species...
USCG Appears to Prefer Closed-Loop Regasification System for ConocoPhillips
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Appears to Prefer Closed-Loop Regasification System for ConocoPhillips
The Mobile Register is reporting that the USCG’s unpublished Interim Final Environmental Impact Statement included a recommendation that ConocoPhillips use a closed-loop regasification system rather than the open-loop favored by the company. The issued Final EIS, however, did not make any recommendation regarding preferred systems, but did indicate that the open-loop system...
Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Kai Luoma, a senior planner for the city of Santa Clarita, Calif., stated that the city likely will comment on the revised environmental impact report for the proposed BHP Billiton offshore LNG terminal because the proposed pipeline route would cross the Santa Clara River. While the city has not come out against the project, it is concerned about the impact of the pipeline on the...
Russia to Benefit from LNG Project With Canada
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Liquefaction, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Russia to Benefit from LNG Project With Canada
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the LNG plant planned for Leningrad Oblast will earn more than $40 million annually and provide thousands of jobs in Russia. The plant is expected to produce five million tons of LNG annually, which is earmarked for delivery to Petro-Canada’s proposed Gros-Cocouna regasification terminal in Canada. Considering the...
Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Oregon Live covers an Associated Press article reporting on the request of Williams Northwest for permission from Coos County residents to survey their property in preparation for a major pipeline to transport gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal to gas markets east and south of the facility. Residents of Coos County fought the construction of a much smaller...