The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management has made some concessions in its latest draft rule issued Thursday to avoid duplication of the states’ and tribal requirements for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public lands (see Daily GPI, May 17).
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‘Wilderness Quality’ Considered in Draft Uinta Basin RMP
“Wilderness quality” lands in the Uinta Mountains and basin area could coexist with oil and natural gas production and outdoor enthusiasts with only a few concessions, according to a report by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office in Vernal, UT.
MARAD Says Blanco’s Objections to LNG Project May Violate Federal Law
The Maritime Administration informed Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineau Blanco last week that her reasons for vetoing McMoRan Exploration’s Main Pass Energy Hub liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal offshore Louisiana earlier this month may violate federal law.
ConocoPhillips Offers Guaranteed Gas Deliveries in Alabama in Return for LNG Terminal Okay
Working to improve the prospects for its proposed LNG terminal in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Alabama, ConocoPhillips has offered several concessions to the state, including guaranteeing that up to 200 MMcf/d of gas would be on call for use in the state on a monthly basis at market prices.
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ConocoPhillips Offers Guaranteed Deliveries to AL in Return for LNG Terminal OK
Working to improve the prospects for its proposed Compass Port LNG terminal off the coast of Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico, ConocoPhillips has offered several concessions to the state, including guaranteeing that up to 200 MMcf/d of gas would be on call for use in the state on a monthly basis at market prices.
Navy Opposes Route of Bahamas LNG Pipe Through Offshore Warfare Test Site
Despite extensive negotiations and concessions by project planners, the U. S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has protested the construction of an underwater Bahamas to Florida LNG pipeline proposed by AES Ocean Express LLC. According to the center, the proposed line would run through the Navy’s south Florida test range compromising “the mission, operations, maintenance, safety and security at the [testing facility]; thereby adversely impacting unique surface and submarine warfare testing which are essential to the Navy and the security of the Nation and the Fleet.”
El Paso Agrees to $32 Million Payout to Protect Settlement
El Paso Natural Gas has agreed to pay Southern California Edison$32 million and make other concessions to prevent its hard-fought1996 rate settlement from collapsing like a house of cards. Thedeal ends four years of litigation by Edison, which tried to derailthe settlement from the very start.
Dominion, CNG Get Nod From PA
Dominion Resources and Consolidated Natural Gas won approval for their merger from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) in CNG’s home state, but not without concessions for both gas and electric ratepayers.
Calpine Expands California Power Plant, Gas Network
A new nonutility natural gas supply network and someenvironmental concessions to local agricultural interests are twonew twists to a major 500 MW merchant natural gas-fired power plantproposed for northern California in proximity to the SacramentoValley gas fields. As a result, the project sponsor, CalpineCorp., has agreed to invest an additional $20-$25 million in theestimated $300 million project to use a more environmentally benignair cooling system at the plant instead of the traditionalwater-based evaporative cooling approach.
Calpine Expands California Plant, Gas Network
A new nonutility natural gas supply network and someenvironmental concessions to local agricultural interests are twonew twists to a major 500 MW merchant natural gas-fired power plantproposed for northern California in proximity to the SacramentoValley gas fields. As a result, the project sponsor, CalpineCorp., has agreed to invest an additional $20-$25 million in theestimated $300 million project to use a more environmentally benignair cooling system at the plant instead of the traditionalwater-based evaporative cooling approach.