PHMSA OKs EcoEléctrica’s Design Spill Criteria for LNG Pipeline
Posted on Apr 10, 2014 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on PHMSA OKs EcoEléctrica’s Design Spill Criteria for LNG Pipeline
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration has filed a letter with FERC stating that it has no objection to EcoEléctrica’s methodology for determining the single accidental leakage sources used to establish design spill criteria for the siting of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Pipeline Project in compliance with PHMSA’s pipeline safety regulations. The pipeline project will...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Supply Pipeline
Posted on Apr 9, 2014 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Supply Pipeline
FERC has released the schedule for environmental review of EcoEléctrica’s LNG Supply Pipeline Project (Project), consisting primarily of a 6-inch pipeline running approximately 3,600 feet from EcoEléctrica’s LNG import terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico to a non-jurisdictional LNG Truck Loading Facility, owned and operated by Gas Natural Puerto Rico, Inc., which would be utilized to...
Freeport LNG Selects Texas Agency as the Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority for its LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Apr 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Selects Texas Agency as the Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority for its LNG Export Terminal
Freeport LNG Development (FLNG) has filed a letter with FERC stating that it has selected the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as the reviewing authority for FLNG’s pending application for a Greenhouse Gas Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit for FLNG’s proposed LNG export terminal near Quintana Island, Texas. According to the letter, the U.S. Environmental...
Oregon LNG Submits Revisions to FERC LNG Project Application
Posted on Apr 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Submits Revisions to FERC LNG Project Application
Oregon LNG has filed a supplement to its pending FERC application to construct a bidirectional LNG terminal facility at Warrenton, Ore. and interconnected pipeline. The supplement reflects (1) revisions to the land requirements for the LNG storage tanks and process areas, and the associated revised wetland impacts, (2) updates to the projected quarterly water needs and water sources,...
Oregon Further Delays Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Another 90 Days
Posted on Mar 26, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Further Delays Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Another 90 Days
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and Oregon LNG have entered into an agreement for a further stay until July 2, 2014, of DLCD’s decision under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) on whether Oregon LNG’s proposed LNG import and export terminal is consistent with Oregon’s Coastal Management Plan. The agreement states that additional stays of CZMA...
Goldboro LNG Environmental Assessment Approved
Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Goldboro LNG Environmental Assessment Approved
The Goldboro LNG export terminal project, sponsored by Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd., has received environmental assessment (EA) approval, with conditions, from the Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia. The proposed terminal would receive imported natural gas from the United States via pipeline and export it as LNG to international markets. According to an article...