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Liquefied natural gas is natural gas that has been converted to liquid form to ease transportation and storage. It produces less pollution, and is used for electricity, as well as to power certain vehicles. The following LNG facilities are proposed in Oregon:

Bradwood Landing

Description: NorthernStar Natural Gas has proposed an LNG receiving terminal on 55 acres between Astoria and Clatskanie on the Columbia River. It is designed to have a peak send-out capacity of 1.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

Status: An Endangered Species Act consultation is taking place with the National Marine Fisheries Services and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The consultation will be completed by March 8. The project previously received its FERC certificate order in September 2008 and already received land-use approval from Clatsop County. The state of Oregon has appealed FERC’s decision to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jordan Cove

Description: An LNG import terminal in the International Port of Coos Bay is designed to import and transport 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. The Pacific Connector project would connect the new facility to the Northwest Pipeline near Myrtle Creek, Avista Corp.’s distribution system near Shady Cove, as well as Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s gas transmission system, Tuscarora Gas Transmission’s system, and Gas Transmission Northwest’s system, all located near Malin.

Status: FERC in December 2009 issued a certificate order approving an application to construct and operate the pipeline and Jordan Cove terminal. The state of Oregon on Tuesday requested that FERC reconsider its decision. If FERC ignores the request, the state will appeal the decision to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Oregon LNG

Description: An LNG import facility located on the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton is designed to include a marine receiving terminal, three full-containment 160,000-cubic-meter LNG storage tanks and facilities to support ship berthing and cargo offloading. A 120-mile pipeline, which would connect to the regional pipeline hub in Molalla, is included.

Status: The project has completed most of the local land-use processes and is awaiting a certificate from FERC approving construction of the facility.