European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 6, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Dragon LNG Terminal Injects First Gas Into U.K. Transmission System with Another LNG Cargo on the Way (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Developer of Polskie LNG Issues Project Construction Tender [Documents in...
R.I. Official Expresses Concern Over Redacted Portions of Weaver’s Cove LNG Letter of Recommendation
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on R.I. Official Expresses Concern Over Redacted Portions of Weaver’s Cove LNG Letter of Recommendation
Rhode Island Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr. (D) has expressed concern regarding the redacted portions of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation on the suitability of the vessel transit route for the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Read more in the Providence...
NMFS Responds to FERC’s Request for Consultation in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Responds to FERC’s Request for Consultation in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has responded to FERC’s request for formal consultation in the Bradwood Landing LNG project regulatory proceeding, stating “Due to the scope and scale of the project and the amount of information provided for review, 30 days is insufficient time to allow the [NMFS] to make a definitive determination” regarding the findings...
MARAD Receives Amended Application for TORP’s Bienville LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Receives Amended Application for TORP’s Bienville LNG Deepwater Port Project
In today’s Federal Register MARAD acknowledges that it has received from TORP Terminal LP an amended application for the planned Bienville LNG deepwater port. The amended application describes the project’s new “closed-loop” regasification system. The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD will prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement as part of the review of...
Weaver’s Cove Updates FERC on Environmental Impact Mitigation Discussions
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Updates FERC on Environmental Impact Mitigation Discussions
Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC submitted a letter to FERC yesterday updating the Commission on discussions with various federal and state agencies regarding the project’s environmental impact mitigation plan. Specifically, the filing notes that a number of agencies involved in these discussions “took umbrage” with the updated mitigation plan submitted to FERC last...