Responding to the Jordan Cove Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Overview of the Jordan Cove Project with some examples of concerns• The Draft Environmental Impact Statement• What You Can Do
Jan HodderAllie Rosenbluth, Rogue Climate
229-mile Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline and the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal
36 inch diameterNatural gas = methanePressure = 1900 psi
THE JORDAN COVE LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PROJECT
• GAS PIPELINE• TERMINAL TO LIQUIFY THE GAS• SHIPS TO TAKE IT TO ASIA
36 inch pipe - horizontal directional drilling under the bayMax depth 190ft
GAS PIPELINE ROUTE
North BendBridge
JCEP Project Locations in Coos Bay
LNG Terminal
Wetland mitigation site
Eelgrass mitigation site
APCO Dredge disposal siteFour dredged areas next to the current navigation channel.
Black lines in Bay are dredge pipes
Tsunamideflection wallVapor containment curtain
https://www.jordancovelng.com/project
Access channel and slip
Roseburg chip export dock
North Bend airportTERMINAL TO LIQUIFY THE GAS AND LOAD IT INTO SHIPS
LNG tanks
Site Selection and Design for LNG Ports and Jetties (Info. Paper no. 14)
SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL GAS TANKER AND TERMINAL OPERATORS LTD (SIGTTO)
Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P. is a member of SIGTTO
“REMOVE AS MANY RISKS AS POSSIBLE”
Coos Bay: 16,295North Bend: 9,702Barview: 1,844Charleston: 795Total population: 28,636
SIGTTO RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL SITING
LNG terminals should not be sited in areas close to population centers
Place LNG terminals in sheltered locations remote from other port usersSIGTTO RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL SITING
Jordan CoveRoseburg Lumber
Simultaneous LNG operations and ship movements in adjacent berths should be avoided SIGTTO RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL SITING
SIGTTO RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL SITING
LNG terminals should not be sited on an outside bend of a shipping channel
This minimizes the risk of other ships colliding with a berthed LNG tanker if the ship fails to make the turn
990 feet long
160 feet wide
LNG SHIP
160 feet x 5 = 800 feetMuch of the Coos Bay channel is
only 300 feet wide
SIGTTO RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL SITING
Harbor channels should have a minimum width equal to five times the width of the largest ship to allow for safe maneuvering
Aircraft carrier Coral Sea Length 968 ftBeam:136 feet at the flight deck
edge of bay45 feet deep
37 feet deep
At tides lower than 6 feet a loaded LNG tanker cannot leave the terminal as there is not sufficient under keel clearance in the Federal navigation channel
SIGTTO RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL SITINGLNG Tankers should have a ready escape route to open water