Deis

FERC staff issued a favorable draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project in Texas proposed by Golden Pass Products LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC.

FERC staff released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Rover Pipeline LLC project that found “adverse and significant” impacts and makes recommendations to mitigate them that it said should be included in any approval of the project.

Backers of a combined liquefied natural gas (LNG) export and connecting major transmission pipeline project along the Oregon coast hailed the release of FERC’s draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on Friday, calling it “another important milestone.”

In light of the redesign of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project and significant changes in the construction schedule — from winter to summer — the Coalition Against the Rockaway Pipeline has asked FERC to extend the comment period by 120 days to give the public the opportunity to comment on the revisions.

A draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) issued by FERC on Friday favors the High Plains Expansion Project proposed by Colorado Interstate Gas Co. (CIG), a 164-mile, large-diameter pipeline to serve the growing natural gas demand along the Colorado Front Range, particularly in the Denver metropolitan area (CP07-207).

A draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) issued by FERC staff on Friday favors the High Plains Expansion Project proposed by Colorado Interstate Gas Co. (CIG), a 164-mile, large-diameter pipeline to serve the growing natural gas demand along the Colorado Front Range, particularly in the Denver metropolitan area (CP07-207).

The FERC staff Friday issued a favorable draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission’s (CEGT) 172-mile, 42-inch Carthage, TX to Perryville, LA, pipeline project (CP06-85).

FERC staff released favorable draft environmental impact statements (DEIS) Friday on two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal projects proposed in Pascagoula, MS. Commission staff concluded that both projects, including one proposed on a 33-acre site in the Port of Pascagoula by Gulf LNG Energy and another proposed by Chevron Corp. subsidiary Bayou Casotte Energy LLC on a 264-acre site located adjacent to Chevron’s Pascagoula refinery, would have limited adverse environmental impact given the use of proposed mitigation measures.

Development of federal leases in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana will have to await a revised plan to mitigate the impact of brine brought to the surface in coalbed methane drilling on rivers in the area, according to a review published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week.