Energy Law

FERC Encourages Affected Property Owners to Comment on Sparrows Point LNG Project Pipeline

Posted on October 30, 2008
FERC has sent letters to property owners who may be affected by the construction of the proposed pipeline associated with the Sparrows Point LNG project. The letters encourage property owners to provide the Commission with comments, particularly about environmental concerns, on the natural gas pipeline proposal...

Downeast Pipeline Announces Open Season

Posted on October 29, 2008
In response to a request for information by FERC, Downeast Pipeline, LLC announced yesterday that it will hold a thirty-day open season for its proposed pipeline associated with the Downeast LNG project starting November 3, 2008. Downeast's filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No...

FERC Expects to Attend Public Hearings on Jordan Cove LNG Project

Posted on October 28, 2008
A FERC spokesperson told LNGLawBlog that airplane mechanical difficulties delayed the Commission's representatives and prevented them from attending last night's scheduled public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement in the Jordan Cove LNG proceeding...

Dominion Transmission Reports Its Portion of Cove Point Expansion Complete

Posted on October 28, 2008
In a letter to FERC, Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) states that construction of its portion of the Cove Point LNG facility expansion is complete and in accord with all applicable conditions set by the Commission. DTI also requests that FERC issue written authorization to commence service at a number of pipeline facilities associated with the Cove Point Expansion...

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FERC to Host Public Forum on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal

Posted on October 27, 2008
FERC will accept public comments regarding the proposed Jordan Cove LNG project at a public forum in Medford, Ore. on Wednesday night. The Mail Tribune provides additional details.

Sabine Pass LNG Files Application with FERC to Re-Export LNG

Posted on October 24, 2008
Today Sabine Pass LNG filed an application with FERC to re-export foreign sourced LNG. Earlier this month, FERC determined that Sabine Pass LNG would not be required to follow the NEPA pre-filing process for its application to re-export LNG. Sabine Pass LNG's application is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No...

FERC to Reassess Its Continued Review of Downeast LNG

Posted on October 24, 2008
This morning FERC issued a letter ordering Downeast LNG to provide the Commission with a schedule for conducting an open season for  the pipeline associated with its proposed LNG terminal. FERC's letter gives Downeast LNG 20 days to comply with this request or to explain why it does not need to conduct an open season before the Commission completes its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for this project...

FERC Rejects Senator's Request to Extend Public Comment Period for the Jordan Cove LNG DEIS

Posted on October 24, 2008
This week FERC rejected Senator Ron Wyden's (D-Ore.) request for a 45-day extension of the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal. The News Review (Roseburg, Ore...

Parties File for Rehearing of FERC Authorization of Bradwood Landing

Posted on October 22, 2008
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] offers an analysis of the requests for rehearing of FERC's authorization of the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. Parties that filed for rehearing include the State of Washington, the National Marine Fisheries Service and a coalition of interest groups, including Columbia Riverkeeper and the Sierra Club...

Local LNG Opposition Group Reacts to Dismissal of Quoddy Bay LNG's Application

Posted on October 21, 2008
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) offers coverage of environmental group Save Passamaquoddy Bay?s reaction to FERC's dismissal of Quoddy Bay LNG's application to construct and operate an LNG regasification terminal.

FERC Dismisses Quoddy Bay LNG Applications

Posted on October 17, 2008
Today FERC formally dismissed the applications  of Quoddy Bay LNG LLC to build and operate an LNG import terminal and associated pipelines. FERC cited Quoddy Bay LNG's failure to provide previously requested information and failure to offer further information regarding the possible changes to the project design...

Freeport LNG Requests Determination on Pre-Filing Process for Re-Export Proposal

Posted on October 16, 2008
Earlier this week, Freeport LNG requested a determination from FERC whether the terminal must follow the pre-filing process applicable to LNG facilities as it seeks authorization for its LNG re-export proposal. FERC determined on October 8 that Sabine Pass LNG was not required to pursue the pre-filing process to obtain re-export authority...

Oregon LNG Files Formal Project Application with FERC

Posted on October 13, 2008
Oregon LNG announced Friday afternoon that it has filed its formal application at FERC to construct and operate an LNG regasification terminal. Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen said in a press statement that the "formal application is important because it further demonstrates the feasibility of our project...

FERC Determines No Pre-Filing Process Required for Sabine Pass LNG Re-Export Request

Posted on October 09, 2008
In a letter issued yesterday, FERC determined that Sabine Pass LNG is not required to  pursue  the  agency's  mandatory  pre-filing process  for LNG facilities with respect to its request for export authority for the existing Sabine Pass import terminal...

Dominion Reacts to FERC Order in Cove Point Expansion Proceeding

Posted on October 08, 2008
Reacting to FERC's reissuance of authorization to construct and operate the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion, a spokesperson for Dominion told Reuters that the company is "pleased that FERC has taken direct action to allow the Cove Point expansion to continue and to separately address the remaining issue raised by the [D...

New York State Departments Seek Rehearing in Broadwater LNG Terminal Proceeding

Posted on October 07, 2008
The New York State Departments of State and Environmental Conservation have filed a Request for Rehearing of their motion to intervene in the Broadwater LNG terminal proceeding. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP06-54.

FERC Authorizes Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Commence Service

Posted on October 01, 2008
Yesterday FERC issued a letter order authorizing the Sabine Pass LNG terminal to commence service. The order is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-47.

FERC Issues Data Request for Sparrows Point LNG Project

Posted on October 01, 2008
This week FERC requested additional environmental information regarding the pipeline routes associated with the proposed Sparrows Point LNG project. The data request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-62.

FERC Authorizes Bradwood Landing LNG Project

Posted on September 18, 2008
Today FERC approved the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal, the first LNG import project authorized for the U.S. West Coast. FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the Commission's primary focus is "safety considerations" and that the authorization is conditioned on the project meeting over one hundred stipulations to "assure safety and mitigate environmental impact...

FERC Expected to Address Bradwood Landing LNG Application Today

Posted on September 18, 2008
FERC is expected to issue a decision on the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal application at its meeting scheduled for today. They are expected to approve the project, conditioned on, among other things, state agencies granting certain approvals as well...

Two County Commissioners Plan to Testify at FERC Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Application

Posted on September 12, 2008
The Daily Astorian reports that two Clatsop County Commissioners plan to attend the September 18th FERC meeting to provide testimony on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal on behalf of the county.

Deepwater Port Workshop Speakers Stress Collaboration

Posted on September 11, 2008
At a workshop yesterday in Washington, DC, sponsored by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Center for LNG, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton emphasized the importance of collaboration by offshore LNG developers with the multiple federal and state agencies involved in the review of the deepwater port projects...

FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in Broadwater LNG Proceeding

Posted on September 08, 2008
FERC issued an order last week denying rehearing of its March 20, 2008 order granting Broadwater Energy authority to site, construct, and operate a floating LNG terminal proposed for Long Island Sound. The order denying rehearing is available in FERC's eLibrary under Docket No...

FERC Orders Technical Conference for Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Gas Quality Issues

Posted on June 13, 2008
FERC has ordered that its staff convene a technical conference on gas quality issues for the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, which is planning to expand to carry gas imported via the Canaport LNG terminal under construction in New Brunswick, Canada...

Broadwater Energy Appeals New York State's CZMA Ruling

Posted on June 13, 2008
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Broadwater Energy has filed an appeal of the New York State Department of State ruling that the LNG import terminal proposed for Long Island Sound is not consistent with the state's Coastal Zone Management Plan.

Opponents of Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal Voice Concerns at Public Hearing

Posted on June 10, 2008
Opponents of the proposed Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal attended a public hearing  with federal regulators yesterday to voice their concerns with the project. According to the Baltimore Sun, concerns included safety and security, potential environmental impacts, and other effects on surrounding communities.

FERC to Hold Public Hearings on Weaver's Cove Offshore Unloading Proposal

Posted on June 09, 2008
FERC has scheduled two public hearings in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to discuss Weaver's Cove LNG's proposal to unload LNG cargos offshore and transport LNG via pipeline to its proposed onshore regasification facility. Read more in the Boston Globe.

Bradwood Landing LNG Project Developer Submits Biological Assessment to FERC

Posted on June 05, 2008
Yesterday NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc., developer of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, submitted its biological assessment for the project to FERC. The filing is available under Docket No. CP06-366 in FERC's eLibrary. The Oregonian provides additional details.

FERC to Convene Public Hearings on Sparrows Point LNG Proposal

Posted on June 04, 2008
The Balitmore Sun reports that FERC will convene three public meetings next week on the proposed Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal.

U.S. Coast Guard Establishes Temporary Security Zone Around Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port

Posted on June 03, 2008
The U.S. Coast Guard today published a temporary final rule establishing a security zone around the Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port. According to the rule, published in today's Federal Register, the zone "temporarily closes all waters of Massachusetts Bay within a five hundred (500) meter radius of [liquefied natural gas carriers] in the vicinity" of the LNG deepwater port...

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