Group seeks LNG project dismissal
Opponents of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Down East region are appealing to federal regulators to dismiss the project's application, citing its inability to meet deadlines.
A group called Save Passamaquoddy Bay has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to dismiss Downeast LNG's application after the company failed to provide additional environmental data by a Nov. 8 deadline, according to the Bangor Daily News. The company first proposed the $400-$600 million LNG terminal in Robbinston in 2004 and submitted FERC applications in 2005. Dean Girdis, president of Downeast LNG, said the company couldn't meet the Nov. 8 deadline because of new federal standards for pipelines approved last month, and that the company plans to file the environmental data within a few weeks. Girdis in October 2010 told Mainebiz he hoped to receive FERC approval this year, but that likely won't come until next spring. Following federal approval, Girdis will have to seek state permits. The company initially submitted a state application but withdrew it in 2007 in order to address certain issues.
The letter from Save Passamaquoddy Bay to FERC officials cites the company's "long history of FERC deadline abuse" and a changed natural gas market that makes new LNG import terminals unnecessary.
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