FERC Staff Finds Jordan Cove Energy Project’s LNG Terminal an Environmentally Acceptable Action
Posted on Sep 30, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Staff Finds Jordan Cove Energy Project’s LNG Terminal an Environmentally Acceptable Action
FERC’s environmental staff (Staff) has released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and interconnected pipeline (together, the “Project”). The Staff concludes that construction and operation of the Project would result in some limited adverse environmental impacts, but most of these impacts...
DOE Denies Sierra Club’s Request for Rehearing of Cameron LNG Export Orders
Posted on Sep 25, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Denies Sierra Club’s Request for Rehearing of Cameron LNG Export Orders
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of orders authorizing Cameron LNG to export LNG from its terminal under construction near Hackberry, La. to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. DOE rejected Sierra Club’s arguments that (1) the Natural Gas Act does not provide a rebuttal presumption that gas...
Proposed Brownsville, Texas LNG Projects Face Local Citizen Opposition
Posted on Sep 10, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Proposed Brownsville, Texas LNG Projects Face Local Citizen Opposition
Hundreds of Brownsville, Texas area citizens have submitted comments to FERC, mostly as form letters, opposing LNG export terminal projects on the Brownsville Ship Channel proposed by Rio Grande LNG, LLC, Annova LNG Brownsville, LLC, and Texas LNG Brownsville, LLC. The comments cite mostly environmental and safety concerns related to the projects. The comments can be found on...
FERC Releases Status Update for Alaska LNG Project; Alaska Governor Identifies Issues Needing Resolution
Posted on Sep 10, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Releases Status Update for Alaska LNG Project; Alaska Governor Identifies Issues Needing Resolution
FERC has released an update on the status of its environmental review of the proposed Alaska LNG Project consisting of an 800-mile pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies and liquefaction facilities and an LNG export terminal to be located near Nikiski in southeastern Alaska. FERC currently is considering and will hold public meetings with stakeholders in October and November on...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Train 4 Project
Posted on Aug 20, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Train 4 Project
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for Freeport LNG Development, L.P.’s proposal to add a fourth liquefaction train (Train 4 Project) at its LNG export terminal currently under construction on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, Texas. The Train 4 Project would provide additional liquefaction capacity of approximately 5.1 million metric...
FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
Posted on Aug 19, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
FERC has released a notice of public meetings it has scheduled during September in Oregon and Washington to permit the public to present its views on FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Oregon LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline. FERC’s notice can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. CP09-6....