Opponents Air Views at Bradwood Landing LNG Public Meeting
Posted on Feb 15, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents Air Views at Bradwood Landing LNG Public Meeting
Calling the Bradwood Landing regulatory process a “shell game,” several local residents expressed frustration with the review of the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal at a public hearing hosted by federal and state agencies on Wednesday. In response, a NorthernStar Natural Gas official said that his company is working with the relevant regulatory agencies to have all required...
Appeals Court: City Gave Sufficient Public Notice About Pelican Island LNG
Posted on Feb 15, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Appeals Court: City Gave Sufficient Public Notice About Pelican Island LNG
Yesterday a Texas appeals court overturned a state district court decision that held that public notice for a meeting to consider lease terms for the Pelican Island LNG terminal proposed by BP was insufficient. The ruling states that although the initial meeting and approval of the lease were not properly noticed, the final lease terms were approved at a properly-noticed meeting. An...
WestPac LNG Alters Design to Use Submerged Vaporizers
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Alters Design to Use Submerged Vaporizers
WestPac LNG announced yesterday that it will regasify LNG using submerged vaporizers instead of using excess heat from an associated power plant as initially planned. The change came after the company received indications that it would not receive emissions credits for the power plant as a co-generation plant. As a result, the power plant will operate as a peaking facility, generating...
Secretary of Commerce Stays Closure of Decision Record in Determination of CZMA Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Secretary of Commerce Stays Closure of Decision Record in Determination of CZMA Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has determined that it is necessary to receive supplemental information before deciding Sparrows Point LNG’s consistency appeal under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and, as a result, has stayed closure of the decision record until April 14, 2008. Today’s Federal Register provides additional...
Oral Argument Set for March in Appeal of Order Authorizing Crown Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oral Argument Set for March in Appeal of Order Authorizing Crown Landing LNG Terminal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) v. FERC (Case No. 07-1007), DNREC’s appeal of the FERC order that conditionally authorized the Crown Landing LNG project. DNREC is asserting that FERC violated the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and Clean Air Act (CAA) when...