Southern LNG is a re-gasification facility on

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, in

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, five miles (8 km) downstream from

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. The initial authorization for the Elba Island facility was issued in 1972. LNG shipments ceased during the first half of 1980. On March 16, 2000, the project received

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(FERC) authorization to re-commission and renovate the LNG facilities.Elba Island LNG Expansion
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(FERC) On April 10, 2003, FERC issued an order authorizing the expansion of the facility, which included adding a second and third docking berth, a fourth

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storage tank, and associated facilities. The expansion enabled an increase of working gas capacity and an increase of the firm sendout rate."Order Authorizing Expansion"
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(FERC). - April 10, 2003. - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)

El Paso Corporation El Paso Corporation was a provider of natural gas and related energy products and was one of North America's largest natural gas producers until its acquisition by Kinder Morgan in 2012. It was headquartered in Houston, Texas. United States. Pr ...

, the owner of the Southern LNG facility, announced the start up of the expanded facility, called Elba II, on February 1, 2006. The expansion cost approximately $157 million and adds equivalent of storage capacity and of peak send-out capacity.El Paso Corporation Announces Start of Service From Elba II Expansion
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. - February 01, 2006 El Paso Corporation also applied for an additional expansion, on February 1, 2006, called Elba III, to double capacity again by 2010. On September 20, 2007 FERC approved El Paso's expansion for Elba III.

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*Operator: Southern LNG, Inc. (inbound-ship terminus) - Elba Express Company, LLC (outbound-pipeline terminus) *Owner:

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(100%) *Capacity: *Total peak send-out capacity: over

''Latha Anderson, et al. v. FERC''

On March 24, 2008 Latha Anderson ("Anderson") filed a suit against FERC, ''Latha Anderson, et al. v. FERC'', asking that FERC deny construction authority for the Northern Segment of Elba Express’ proposed pipeline (part of the Elba III project). Anderson charged that a thorough review for alternative route site selection was not done and that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was manipulated to make the final approved, Northern Segment, route appeared to have the least impact on the environment. Anderson proposed that FERC reconsider a new route. Previously, on July 12, 2007 Anderson had ask FERC to deny the pipeline going through the Northern Segment. FERC denied Anderson’s motion for hearing, but said that it will review the petition.Court Cases: New Petitions
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(FERC).
Petition
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Denial
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