Freeport-McMoRan to Modify Main Pass Design
Posted on May 8, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan to Modify Main Pass Design
Freeport-McMoRan has announced that it will amend the design of its Main Pass Energy Hub offshoreLNG project to incorporate closed-loop regasification technology. Noting that ORV technology is the best available technology for regasification, Freeport-McMoRan emphasized in a press statement issued today that “[r]equiring the use of more costly Closed Loop systems, which would...
Environmental Assessment Issued for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion
Posted on May 8, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmental Assessment Issued for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion
On Friday, May 5, FERC Staff issued an Environmental Assessment for the expansion of Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility, which is currently under construction in Cameron Parish, La. In the EA, FERC Staff says that the proposed expansion from 2.6 Bcf/d to 4 Bcf/d “would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment”...
Editorial: Regional Siting of LNG Terminals Is Sensible
Posted on May 8, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Regional Siting of LNG Terminals Is Sensible
An editorial in yesterday’s Portland Press Herald says that in determining where LNG facilities should be placed, federal regulators should adopt a regional approach, conducting a comprehensive assessment that evaluates an area’s overall need and ability to support infrastructure. Recognizing that New England “needs at least one more LNG terminal,” the...
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...
Louisiana Gov. Blanco Rejects Main Pass LNG Project
Posted on May 7, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Louisiana Gov. Blanco Rejects Main Pass LNG Project
Citing her administration’s inability to “reach an acceptable comfort level with the potential risks” posed by open-loop LNG import facilities, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco vetoed Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG project on Friday. “As stewards of the public trust, this office and our state agencies and executive departments, have both a...