USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have issued the draft environmental impact statement for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway LNG port. The agencies took into account the Northeast Gateway terminal and Suez’s Neptune LNG project, which are both proposed for offshore Massachusetts, in assessing the cumulative environmental impact on commercial fishing, concluding that the facilities would “result in minor adverse socioeconomic impacts.” However, the DEIS notes that delays in facility construction could result in “loss of access to fishing grounds.” The DEIS is available in the Docket Management System in Docket No. USCG-2005-22219.