FERC to Conduct Onsite Environmental Review for Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Conduct Onsite Environmental Review for Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC announced yesterday that its staff will “examine the proposed [Corpus Christi] liquefied natural gas terminal site and pipeline route” on February 28, 2012, in order to “assist staff in completing its comparative evaluation of environmental impacts of the proposed projects.” FERC staff will also attend the open house hosted by Corpus Christi LNG project...
FERC Asks Cameron LNG for Additional Vapor Dispersion Analysis for BOG Project
Posted on Feb 20, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Asks Cameron LNG for Additional Vapor Dispersion Analysis for BOG Project
FERC has requested additional information regarding natural gas vapor dispersion modeling for the Cameron LNG boil-off gas project. The request is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket...
Sabine Pass LNG Supplements Previous Submission to FERC on Air Emissions
Posted on Feb 20, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Supplements Previous Submission to FERC on Air Emissions
Sabine Pass LNG has filed a supplemental response with FERC regarding the expected air emissions from the company’s proposed LNG liquefaction and export project. This filing addresses sulfur removal equipment that is included in the project design. The filing is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No. CP11-72. Separately, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responded to a...
Op-Ed Argues LNG Export Projects Could Strain British Columbia’s Water and Energy Resources
Posted on Feb 15, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues LNG Export Projects Could Strain British Columbia’s Water and Energy Resources
An op-ed authored by water policy analyst Ben Parfitt and carried in the Vancouver Sun argues that the LNG export projects proposed for Canada’s Pacific coast could strain British Columbia’s existing water and hydropower resources, limiting the net benefits of the LNG...
Environmental Activists Link Cove Point LNG Export Application to Shale Gas Production
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 in Environmental, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Environmental Activists Link Cove Point LNG Export Application to Shale Gas Production
The Baltimore Sun reports that a number of environmental activists have attempted to link the Cove Point LNG export proposal to increased production of shale gas in the U.S. Northeast. In particular, these groups argue that potential environmental harm from production activities, including the use of hydraulic fracturing to produce the natural gas, outweighs the potential economic...
FERC, GCELC Raise Questions Regarding Air Emissions from Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC, GCELC Raise Questions Regarding Air Emissions from Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC has requested additional environmental information regarding air emissions from the proposed Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. Specifically, the Commission has asked for data to “correct the calculations it used to determine the emissions of hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, and methane from the acid vents.” In its information request,...