Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminals: Jurisdiction over Siting, Construction, and Operation in the Context of Commerce Clause Jurisprudence
Article from: OGEL 4 (2006), in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Introduction
On March 24, 2004, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the FERC or the Commission) issued a declaratory order in response to an application by a firm called Sound Energy Solutions (SES). The order asserted exclusive jurisdiction over the siting, construction, and operation of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) importation terminal in the Port of Long Beach, California.[1] This controversial decision marked the first occasion in which the Commission claimed exclusive jurisdiction over aspects of a proposed LNG project that did not involve the sale for resale or ...