The city of Portland is considering a propane export terminal project for the Port of Portland. The export terminal is just one of many energy export facilities under consideration in the Pacific Northwest.
"The Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission did not reject a controversial propane export terminal as opponents urged it to do on Tuesday," reports KUOW.org. "Instead, the board voted 6-4 to recommend a zone change and a carbon fee. The recommendation goes to the Portland City Council for final approval."
Canada-based Pembina has proposed a $500 million propane export terminal at the Port of Portland on the Columbia River. " The proposed terminal would be capable of handling 1.6 million gallons a day of liquid propane, delivered by train from a Pembina gas processing facility in Alberta. It would be held in refrigerated storage tanks and piped onto export ships bound for Asia."
The article goes on to detail more of the debate over the project, which will next require the approval of the full Portland City Council. KUOW.org has been closely monitoring multiple projects proposed for exporting fuel in the pacific Northwest.
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