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FERC issues draft EIS for Oregon LNG terminal, pipeline

Oil & Gas Journal

FERC said it concluded the project may be environmentally acceptable for reasons including the terminal's final engineering design incorporating detailed seismic specifications and other measures to mitigate earthquake impacts, as well as mitigation impacts along the 230-mile pipeline route to address landslides and other geological hazards.

It added that the proposed terminal and pipeline plans to implement various mitigation plans to compensate for impacts on bodies of water, wetlands, vegetation, and habitats. An environmental inspection and monitoring program would be implemented to ensure compliance with all mitigation measures which become conditions of FERC's authorization, it said.

Other provisions
The proposed terminal would meet federal safety regulations regarding thermal radiation and flammable vapor dispersion exclusion zones, and appropriate safety features would be incorporated into the design and operation of the terminal and tankers which use it, according to FERC.