Environmental Groups Ask President to Require an EIS for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on Mar 20, 2014 in Environmental, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Ask President to Require an EIS for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Several environmental groups, including Sierra Club, sent a letter to President Obama asking him to “demand” that FERC prepare an environmental impact statement for the Dominion Cove Point LNG export terminal project, rather than the less comprehensive environmental assessment that FERC is preparing. The letter also requests that the President “reverse course” on his support for...
FERC Releases Draft EIS for Freeport LNG Export and Modification Projects
Posted on Mar 14, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on FERC Releases Draft EIS for Freeport LNG Export and Modification Projects
FERC has released the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Freeport LNG’s Liquefaction Project and its Phase II Modification Project at its Quintana Island, Texas terminal. The Liquefaction Project consists of, among other things, construction of three liquefaction trains, each capable of producing a nominal 4.4 million metric tons/year of LNG for export (1.8 Bcf/day) and a...
FERC to Release EA for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project on May 15, 2014
Posted on Mar 14, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Release EA for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project on May 15, 2014
FERC has released a notice stating that it intends to release its environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG export project in Lusby, Md. on May 15, 2014. Other federal agencies involved in project will have until August 13, 2014 to complete their review. FERC’s notice can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under...
Goldboro LNG Export Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Posted on Mar 7, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Goldboro LNG Export Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
The Nova Scotia Environmental Assessment Review Panel issued a report recommending that the Nova Scotia Environment Minister approve, subject to the terms and conditions recommended by the panel, Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd.’s proposed Goldboro LNG export terminal in Guysborough County. The report states that “the panel believes that the risk that the project poses to the environment...
Environmental Groups Critical of FERC’s Draft EIS for Cameron LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Critical of FERC’s Draft EIS for Cameron LNG Export Terminal
Sierra Club, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Gulf Restoration Network, and RESTORE filed comments with FERC criticizing FERC’s draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Cameron LNG export terminal near Hackberry, La. The comments allege that the draft EIS does not conform to National Environmental Policy Act requirements because, among other things, it is based on...
PHMSA Approves Cove Point LNG Design Spill Criteria
Posted on Feb 28, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA Approves Cove Point LNG Design Spill Criteria
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) sent a letter to FERC stating that it has no objection to Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) methodology for determining candidate design spills used to identify credible leakage scenarios and establish the siting for its proposed LNG export plant facilities, as required by PHMSA regulations. PHMSA’s letter can be found...