FERC Amends Golden Pass Pipeline Authorization
Posted on Dec 27, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Amends Golden Pass Pipeline Authorization
FERC last week approved changes to Golden Pass Pipeline LP’s pipeline associated with the Golden Pass LNG terminal. “In order to meet an anticipated increase in downstream demand and to provide additional flexibility,” Golden Pass will increase the diameter of a segment of its pipeline extending from the AEP Texoma interconnection to an interconnection with...
FERC Approves Cameron’s Proposed Pipeline Modifications
Posted on Dec 22, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Approves Cameron’s Proposed Pipeline Modifications
FERC has determined that Cameron Interstate Pipeline LLC’s proposal to increase the diameter of the pipeline facilities from 36 inches to 42 inches, which is associated with the Cameron LNG terminal in Louisiana, will not adversely impact consumers or the environment. In an order issued December 20, the Commission also approved the company’s plan to modify its tariff to...
FERC Requests Additional Gas Quality and Interchangeability Data From Elba Express
Posted on Dec 19, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Additional Gas Quality and Interchangeability Data From Elba Express
FERC has requested that Elba Express LLC provide information regarding the gas quality and interchangeability specifications of interconnecting and competing pipelines, and explain how the company developed the specifications included in its proposed tariff provisions for the Elba Express Pipeline proposed as part of the proposed Elba Island LNG terminal expansion project. The...
FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Modified Calypso Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Dec 14, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Modified Calypso Pipeline Proposal
Calypso U.S. Pipeline LLC’s plan to modify its original pipeline proposal would have limited environmental impacts, according to an environmental assessment released Tuesday by FERC. Under the new proposal, Calypso would build a 3.2 mile tunnel to minimize the project’s potential impact on sensitive marine resources off Florida’s coast. The company would also enlarge...
Editorial: Bahamian Government Should Approve Pipeline Projects Now
Posted on Dec 13, 2006 in Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Bahamian Government Should Approve Pipeline Projects Now
The editors of The Freeport News say that since the Bahamian government already has performed its due diligence and purportedly has decided to allow the construction of AES Corporation’s LNG pipeline from Ocean Cay to Florida, it “should stop vacillating on this issue and grant not one, but two and possibly three pipeline...
FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Expansion
Posted on Dec 12, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Expansion
The proposed expansion of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline will not have significant environmental impacts if certain mitigating measures are implemented, according to the environmental assessment issued yesterday by FERC. The pipeline would transport regasified LNG originating from the Canaport LNG terminal, currently under construction in New Brunswick, Canada, to U.S....