FERC Issues FEIS for Cove Point Expansion
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues FEIS for Cove Point Expansion
Today FERC issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Dominion’s proposed expansion of the Cove Point LNG terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and the associated pipeline expansions. FERC found that the 800 MMcf/day expansion would have limited environmental impacts with appropriate mitigation measures. The FEIS is available in the FERC e-Library in Docket No....
Crown Landing FEIS Released
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Crown Landing FEIS Released
FERC today issued the final EIS for BP’s proposed Crown Landing terminal in Logan Township, New Jersey; FERC Staff found that adverse environmental impacts will be limited if Crown Landing meets certain conditions and undertakes certain mitigation measures. In particular, the final EIS addresses the coastal jurisdictional dispute, now before the United States Supreme Court,...
CEAA Issues Study on Planned Kitimat LNG Facility
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CEAA Issues Study on Planned Kitimat LNG Facility
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is soliciting public comment on the comprehensive environmental study that it prepared for the 610 MMcf/d Kitimat LNG terminal proposed for British Columbia. Interested parties have until May 26 to submit comments on the project. Operation is scheduled to begin in early 2009. Read more in today’s Daily Oil Bulletin. [Subscription...
Canaport LNG Developers Explore Financing Options
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Developers Explore Financing Options
Ocean Resources reports that Repsol YPF and Irving Oil, the developers behind the proposed 1Bcf/d Canaport LNG facility in New Brunswick, are exploring potential financing options for the project. Representatives from Repsol have said that financing efforts will not impact construction on the terminal, which is expected to start this spring. Operation is scheduled to begin in...
Opposing Perspectives Raised at Compass Port LNG Hearing
Posted on Apr 27, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opposing Perspectives Raised at Compass Port LNG Hearing
According to the Mobile Register, speakers at last night’s hearing on the ConocoPhillips Compass Port proposal divided between concern for energy supply and concern about the impact of the proposed open-loop design on the regional fishing industry. The meeting was held at the Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce and was the first of two scheduled by the Coast Guard; the second will...