European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 16, 2011 in Environmental, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
U.K. Shipping Industry Eyes Using LNG to Cut Emissions (Platts LNG Daily)
European LNG Headlines
Dutch Court Suspends Major Gas Storage Project (Reuters)FERC EIS for Alaskan Gas Pipeline Will Not Focus on Proposed LNG Export Project Valdez
Posted on Aug 8, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC EIS for Alaskan Gas Pipeline Will Not Focus on Proposed LNG Export Project Valdez
FERC has announced that it intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the planned Alaska Pipeline Project. FERC’s Notice of Intent, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. PF09-11, states that although project developers TransCanada and ExxonMobil are considering connecting the pipeline to an LNG liquefaction facility in Valdez, the Commission has very...
FERC Renews Request that FWS Participate in Endangered Species Analysis in Jordan Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Aug 8, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Renews Request that FWS Participate in Endangered Species Analysis in Jordan Cove LNG Proceeding
Late last week, FERC renewed its previous request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) initiate formal consultation with the Commission on issues related to the Endangered Species Act in the Jordan Cove LNG project proceeding. FWS has previously stated it believes that the biological assessment prepared for the Jordan Cove project is inadequate to allow the agency to begin...
Op-Ed Suggests Programmatic EIS for LNG Exports From Western United States
Posted on Jul 27, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Op-Ed Suggests Programmatic EIS for LNG Exports From Western United States
An op-ed carried in today’s Register Guard (Eugene, Ore.) suggests that if developers of LNG projects in the western United States are interested in LNG exports of U.S.-sourced natural gas, FERC should perform a programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on LNG exports from the...
NOAA Issues Proposed Authorization for Limited Impacts on Marine Mammals at Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Jul 21, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NOAA Issues Proposed Authorization for Limited Impacts on Marine Mammals at Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port
In today’s Federal Register, NOAA released a proposed incidental harassment authorization and request for comments. The authorization would permit limited impacts on marine mammals incidental to operations at the Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port. Comments from interested parties are due by August 22,...