By Chad Petri Reporter
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Published: Wed, October 15, 2008 - 2:27 pm
Last Updated: Wed, October 15, 2008 - 2:46 pm
Chad Petri
“As long as I'm governor,” says the Republican. “Mississippi’s got an energy policy and our energy policy is more energy!” Members of Mississippi's Congressional delegation showed up to welcome the project. The hoopla for this on-shore terminal stands in contrast to the proposed offshore terminal Alabama's governor rejected last week.
“There is a big difference between the risks especially as you deal with marine life between terminal that are out in the gulf and those that are on shore like this,” says Barbour. This terminal is still under construction. It won't be finished until 2011. The difference is how this one was constructed versus the one that was turned down in Alabama. The proposed Alabama terminal was an "open loop" that uses seawater to cool the natural gas. The Pascagoula facility is what's known as a closed loop that doesn't use sea water.
“On an open loop system there are potential drawbacks with perceived environmental concerns,” says Gulf LNG Energy Senior Vice President John McCutchen. Gulf LNG officials say their project will create about 60 new jobs. They say Pascagoula welcomed this new facility as the latest in a long line of energy companies.
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