California State Lands Commission Approves Expansion of Pipeline from Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California State Lands Commission Approves Expansion of Pipeline from Costa Azul Terminal
Reuters reports that the California State Lands Commission on Friday approved the expansion of the TransCanada owned North Baja Pipeline to transport natural gas from Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal to the California market. The minutes from the State Lands Commission meeting note that Sempra will be required to complete an annual study to determine the impacts of using...
U.S. House Proposal Would Require Additional Security Review for LNG Terminals
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. House Proposal Would Require Additional Security Review for LNG Terminals
Platts LNG Daily reports that Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) has proposed an amendment to the Coast Guard authorization bill (H.R. 2830) that would prevent the approval of any LNG import facility until the Secretary for Homeland Security first certifies that the Coast Guard unit responsible for the new terminal has all the equipment and personnel needed to protect arriving LNG carriers...
Projects Progress in Eastern Canada
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Projects Progress in Eastern Canada
The Edmonton Journal covers recent developments for three LNG terminals planned or already under construction in Eastern Canada: Canaport LNG, Rabaska LNG, and Gros Cacouna LNG. The article notes that the recent inter-governmental report on Rabaska determined that LNG terminals will allow beneficial “spillover on other industrial investments” by improving the efficiency of...
NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
At an open meeting held on July 12 attended by NATS, FERC officials and representatives of Quoddy Bay LNG discussed a “proprietary and confidential” change in vaporization technology being proposed by the developers. The reason for the change is to reduce air pollutant emissions, especially NOx, below Maine’s 100 ton/year statutory limit on emission of regulated...
Impact on Marine Life from TORP’s LNG Project Still Under Debate
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Impact on Marine Life from TORP’s LNG Project Still Under Debate
Covering the recently-released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for TORP’s Bienville proposal 63 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Press-Register (Mobile, Alabama) reports that the use of seawater in regasifying LNG could negatively impact local fish stocks. TORP company officials believe that their terminal would have little impact on the environment and that their...