Earlier this week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested updated information from Venture Global about its proposed Calcasieu Pass terminal and TransCameron Pipeline natural gas laterals.
The letter was issued on Aug. 29 to Hogan Lovells LLP — a global law firm associated with the project. FERC officials said the complete response had to be filed by the company within 20 days of the letter’s issuance. And the information was necessary for the commission to continue preparation for the environmental impact study needed for the project.
The document was broken up into separate sections with the first referencing a Venture Global resource report. FERC officials said there were discrepancies in the sizes and locations of specific structures in one a project filing.
In the wetlands section of the document, FERC requested the company provide wetland mitigation plans for what would be “unavoidable loss of wetlands due to project construction.”
In the document’s wildlife and aquatic resources section, the commission asked Venture Global to provide a list of fish species of special concern “in waters crossed by the pipeline,” including the specific species for specific crossings.
Officials also said the company would have to expand its discussion on how its construction projects would affect fish. In one of the company’s recent filings on excavation and dredging, Venture Global officials said water quality impacts could include “increased dissolved nutrient levels, and decreased oxygen levels.” The commission said there needed to be more information about the impacts, including if fish would suffer from clogged gills, lower growth rates and smothered habitats.
In the FERC filing’s threatened and endangered species section, the commission requested information on buffer zones, timing restrictions and protection methods for specific animals.
The socioeconomics section of the document tied back into the wildlife parts by requesting updates on the status of “agreements between commercial fishing captains and the Lake Charles Pilot’s Association” for the relocation of the firing line north of Monkey Island during construction. FERC officials also wanted updated information for roadway and marine traffic management plans.
The $4.25 billion Calcasieu Pass plant will be a liquefaction and export facility at the intersection of Calcasieu Ship Channel and the Gulf of Mexico in Cameron Parish. The facility will have two ship-loading berths for LNG vessels carrying a capacity of 185,000 cubic meters. The project will also include two 42-mile-long lateral pipelines.
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