Downeast LNG DEIS Expected in March or April
Posted on Feb 28, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG DEIS Expected in March or April
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) reports that FERC may release its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Downeast LNG terminal proposal in March or April of 2008. Dean Girdis, president of Downeast LNG, told the Telegraph-Journal that if the approval process goes as planned, he expects to commence construction in the spring of...
FERC Seeks Comments on New Pipeline Route Proposed by Downeast LNG
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Comments on New Pipeline Route Proposed by Downeast LNG
The Bangor Daily News reports that FERC is seeking public comments on the latest pipeline route proposed by Downeast LNG. The Daily News notes that this plan is the sixth route proposed by Downeast after the previous plans were withdrawn over environmental concerns. Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis said that he looks forward to public input, saying “[a]ll feedback is important...
LNG Opponents to Meet Wednesday in Oregon
Posted on Feb 19, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents to Meet Wednesday in Oregon
LNG opposition groups will host an informational meeting in Astoria, Ore., on Wednesday, February 20. The meeting will focus on private landowner rights that may be affected by the gas pipelines proposed to connect the planned Bradwood Landing and Oregon LNG terminals to existing pipeline infrastructure. Read more in the Daily Astorian. [Subscription...
FERC Announces Limited Scoping for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Announces Limited Scoping for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
Yesterday FERC announced the scoping period for the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port proposal limited to the onshore pipeline and other facilities under FERC’s jurisdiction. The scoping period will close on March 5, 2008. Also, Port Dolphin LNG recently amended its proposed nearshore pipeline route, as well as other design aspects of the project, to “further minimize...
BG Group Contemplated Proposal for Liquefaction Plant in Alaska
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in E&P, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BG Group Contemplated Proposal for Liquefaction Plant in Alaska
The Anchorage Daily News reports that David Keane, BG Group’s vice president for corporate and policy affairs, told Alaskan state legislators that his company remains optimistic about Alaska’s LNG potential. According to Keane, BG prepared a proposal for a pipeline project that included construction of a pipeline to transport gas from the North Slope to Valdez and a...
No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
A deal offered by a local New York official which would see Governor Eliot Spitzer (D -N.Y. ) oppose the proposed Broadwater LNG facility if Connecticut dropped its opposition to the proposed Islander East gas pipeline was rejected by Governor M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.). Newsday reports that a spokesperson for Gov. Rell said she “has no interest trading one project with a severe...