Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to National Park Service Comments
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to National Park Service Comments
Last Friday, Weaver’s Cove LNG responded to comments filed by the National Park Service (NPS) regarding the agency’s environmental review of the project. Specifically, Weaver’s Cove LNG asserts that “[t]he NPS’s comments in the November 10 letter are unhelpful as they rely on overly generalized purported concerns or on outdated comments.” Weaver’s...
FERC Recommends FONSI for Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Recommends FONSI for Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal
FERC released an Environmental Assessment Report last week analyzing the likely environmental impacts arising from Cameron LNG’s re-export proposal. In the report, Commission staff recommends that, conditioned on three environmental impact mitigation measures, a Finding of No Significant Impact be entered into the Commission’s order addressing the re-export proposal. The...
BEP Chair Recommends Board Halt Review of Calais LNG Application
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BEP Chair Recommends Board Halt Review of Calais LNG Application
In a draft order released last week, Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) Chair Susan Lessard recommended that later this week the Board halt its review of the Calais LNG project and return the application to the company. According to the Bangor Daily News, the draft order states that “Calais LNG’s applications are not ready for...
Apache Files Application to Export LNG from Kitimat Facility
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Apache Files Application to Export LNG from Kitimat Facility
KM LNG, an affiliate of Apache Corp., has filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board to export LNG from the Kitimat facility planned for British Columbia. The Calgary Herald provides additional...
Status of Calais LNG Project Unclear
Posted on Dec 9, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Status of Calais LNG Project Unclear
The Bangor Daily News provides an update on the status of the Calais LNG project, stating that the project “remains in limbo.”