Louisiana LNG Energy Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Louisiana LNG Energy Files Draft Resource Reports
Louisiana LNG Energy (LLNGE) has filed with FERC draft Resource Reports No. 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) as part of FERC’s National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing review process for LLNGE’s proposed Mississippi River LNG export terminal and interconnected pipeline at mile marker 46, Plaquemines Parish, La. The draft Resource Reports can be found here...
FERC Adopts General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Adopts General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
FERC Staff has adopted as final its draft General Conformity Determination (GCD) for Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) proposed export terminal in Lusby, Md. and related pipeline facilities. FERC received no public comments on the draft GCD, which was released in May 2014. The GCD, prepared pursuant to the Clean Air Act, addresses the potential air quality impacts from DCP’s proposed...
DOE Releases Addendum to Environmental Review Documents for LNG Exports
Posted on Aug 18, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Releases Addendum to Environmental Review Documents for LNG Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a final Addendum updating its May 2014 “Draft Addendum To Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports Of Natural Gas From The United States.” The Addendum provides additional information on the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling activities gas production and exploration activities. DOE...
DOE Adopts Revised Procedures for Reviewing Applications to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Aug 14, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Adopts Revised Procedures for Reviewing Applications to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
In a notice submitted for publication in the Federal Register tomorrow (Friday), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has adopted its proposal to suspend its practice of issuing conditional decisions on applications to export LNG from the lower-48 states to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. In addition, DOE will no longer follow its Order...
Judge Rules County Zoning Exemptions Granted for Cove Point LNG Terminal Are Invalid
Posted on Aug 13, 2014 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Rules County Zoning Exemptions Granted for Cove Point LNG Terminal Are Invalid
The Associated Press (AP) and Southern Maryland News (SoMdNews) report that a judge has ruled that zoning exemptions granted by Calvert County Commissioners for the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal are invalid. According to the SoMdNews report, Judge James Salmon ruled that “the exemptions violate the uniformity provision in the Land Use article and constitute[] a special law that...