Sierra Club Files Protest on Oregon LNG Export Terminal Application
Posted on Aug 13, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Files Protest on Oregon LNG Export Terminal Application
Sierra Club has filed a protest with FERC in opposition to LNG Development Company, LLC’s (d/b/a Oregon LNG) application to construct an LNG export and import terminal in Warrenton, Ore. Sierra Club argues, as it has in other LNG export terminal cases, that LNG exports will (1) induce gas production from hydraulic fracturing leading to environmental harm and (2) raise domestic...
Group of Democratic Lawmakers Urge Review of LNG Exports Impact on Climate Change
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Group of Democratic Lawmakers Urge Review of LNG Exports Impact on Climate Change
The Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, comprised of U.S. Senators and Representatives from the Democratic Party, has released a white paper encouraging the U.S. Secretary of Energy to consider 20 recommendations as he implements the President’s Climate Action Plan, including a recommendation that the Department of Energy “conduct a thorough analysis of the climate change...
Oregon Agencies Oppose Conditional FERC Approval of Oregon LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Jul 17, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Oregon Agencies Oppose Conditional FERC Approval of Oregon LNG Export Terminal
The Oregon Department of Energy and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development filed motions to intervene with FERC in the Oregon LNG export terminal proceedings requesting that FERC abandon its practice of issuing conditional orders approving LNG export projects before receiving authorizations delegated to the states under the Clean Water Act, the Coastal Zone...
Golden Pass Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Golden Pass Files Draft Resource Reports
Golden Pass Products filed draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC for its proposed LNG export terminal and interconnected pipeline located in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, La. Copies of Resource Report 1 can be accessed here, and copies of Resource Report 10 can be accessed here. The complete docket for the...
Coast Guard and MARAD to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coast Guard and MARAD to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose Deepwater Port Application
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration issued a notice of their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Liberty Natural Gas’s application to own, construct, and operate Port Ambrose, a proposed LNG import terminal located in the federal waters off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. The notice can be accessed here, and the complete docket...
Canada Commences Environmental Assessment for Prince Rupert LNG Export Project
Posted on Jun 21, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation | Comments Off on Canada Commences Environmental Assessment for Prince Rupert LNG Export Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced an environmental assessment of BG Group affiliate Prince Rupert LNG Limited’s proposed LNG liquefaction and export terminal on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Public comments on the scope of the environmental assessment are due July 21, 2013. Read more in the...