U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Offers Comments on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Resource Reports
Posted on Dec 14, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Offers Comments on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Resource Reports
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has submitted comments to FERC addressing a number of issues raised in the pre-filing resource reports filed by Cheniere for its Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. The comments are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
BEP Chair Recommends Board Halt Review of Calais LNG Application
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BEP Chair Recommends Board Halt Review of Calais LNG Application
In a draft order released last week, Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) Chair Susan Lessard recommended that later this week the Board halt its review of the Calais LNG project and return the application to the company. According to the Bangor Daily News, the draft order states that “Calais LNG’s applications are not ready for...
FERC Recommends FONSI for Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Recommends FONSI for Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal
FERC released an Environmental Assessment Report last week analyzing the likely environmental impacts arising from Cameron LNG’s re-export proposal. In the report, Commission staff recommends that, conditioned on three environmental impact mitigation measures, a Finding of No Significant Impact be entered into the Commission’s order addressing the re-export proposal. The...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to National Park Service Comments
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to National Park Service Comments
Last Friday, Weaver’s Cove LNG responded to comments filed by the National Park Service (NPS) regarding the agency’s environmental review of the project. Specifically, Weaver’s Cove LNG asserts that “[t]he NPS’s comments in the November 10 letter are unhelpful as they rely on overly generalized purported concerns or on outdated comments.” Weaver’s...
DOE Issues Exclusion from Environmental Assessment Requirement for Sabine Pass Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 9, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DOE Issues Exclusion from Environmental Assessment Requirement for Sabine Pass Export Proposal
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy issued a categorical exclusion from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s proposal to export LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG...
DOE Applies Categorical Exclusion to Cameron LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Dec 7, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DOE Applies Categorical Exclusion to Cameron LNG Export Proposal
Last week the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy determined that Cameron LNG’s re-export proposal meets the requirements to be categorically excluded from further review under the National Environmental Policy...