Op-ed: Main Pass LNG Project Needs Gov. Blanco’s Support
Posted on May 4, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Main Pass LNG Project Needs Gov. Blanco’s Support
As the Sunday deadline looms for Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to issue a decision on Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG project, the co-chairman of McMoRan Exploration says the Governor’s endorsement is necessary for the project to provide much needed natural gas supply and revenue to the state. Richard C. Adkerson also stressed that the facility would present only “minor” long-term adverse impacts on the environment, adding that the EIS did not consider mitigating measures to the open-loop design of the terminal that would minimize the overall impact on marine ecosystems. His op-ed is in today’s Times-Picayune.