The Oregon Energy Facilities Siting Council will hold a public meeting in Coos Bay on Jan. 19 to answer questions about its process for considering a proposed liquid natural gas terminal on the North Spit.

The meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at Coos Bay City Hall, will be the first formal opportunity for local residents to gather state input on the proposed terminal, a $150 million venture dubbed the Jordan Cove Energy Project.

Bob Braddock, project manager for the Colorado-based Energy Projects Development, is expected to provide a brief presentation about the company's proposed terminal.

"It's an opportunity for the public to find out what the proposal is and to find out what our process is like," said David Stewart-Smith, energy siting council secretary.

LNG is natural gas frozen to minus-260 degrees Fahrenheit, so it takes up 600 times less space than in its vaporous state. According to the company, the proposed terminal could attract two ships per month, delivering natural gas to Coos Bay's North Spit, where it would be stored in a 120-foot-tall double-hulled storage tank.

The LNG would be vaporized and most of it is expected to be delivered into the new Coos County natural gas pipeline for use in Southern Oregon.