Gulf Landing Lng Dwp News

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a Notice announcing availability of the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Gulf Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port (DWP) to be located in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 38 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana. A public meeting will be held in Lafayette, Louisiana on July 15. Comments on the proposal should be submitted by August 9, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 35655 (HK Law)

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the decision of the Secretary of Transportation to grant a license for the construction and operation of the Gulf Landing LNG DWP in the Gulf of Mexico. Plaintiffs had challenged the decision, asserting that the environmental impact statement (EIS) was deficient and that the Secretary should have required the use of a "closed loop" system for warming the liquefied natural gas (LNG). The court found that the Secretary's actions were not arbitrary and capricious and did not violate the "best available technology" requirement of the Deepwater Port Act. Gulf Restoration Network v. US Department of Transportation, No. 05-60321 Source: HK Law