Dominion Confident About Environmental Impact of Maryland LNG Export Facility
Dominion said it's confident that its existing agreement with the Sierra Club and the Maryland Conservation Council permits the company to build a natural gas liquefaction plant proposed for its Cove Point facility in Lusby, Md. The full 4.5-5 million…
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metric tons per year output is fully subscribed in deals Dominion signed with Japanese shipper Sumitomo Corp. and another company, it said. Dominion Chairman Thomas Farrell said some opposition is to be expected, in a statement, especially since the Sierra Club "has previously expressed its opposition to all LNG export facilities." But he said he's confident "we can locate, construct and operate a liquefaction plant at Cove Point ... without amending the agreement involving the Sierra Club and the Maryland Conservation Council." Construction is expected to begin in 2014, with an in-service date in 2017.