▁of ▁the ▁sound ▁called ▁the ▁" I ro qu ois ▁Gas ▁Trans mission ." ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁calls ▁the ▁term ▁a ▁" F lo ating ▁Storage ▁Reg as ification ▁Unit ," ▁or ▁F SR U . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁ ▁of ▁natural ▁gas ▁per ▁day ▁into ▁the ▁pipeline . ▁ ▁The ▁terminal ▁would ▁be ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁would ▁rise ▁about ▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁water . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁cap ability ▁to ▁stock p ile ▁eight ▁billion ▁cub ic ▁feet ▁of ▁gas . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁also ▁involves ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁pipeline ▁from ▁the ▁platform ▁to ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁line ▁( off ▁the ▁shore ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁N isse qu og ue , ▁New ▁York ). ▁ ▁Broad water ' s ▁website ▁notes ▁advantages ▁to ▁consum ers ▁of ▁cutting ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁natural ▁gas , ▁cleaner ▁fuel ▁than ▁oil , ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁requirements ▁to ▁build ▁on sh ore . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁which ▁has ▁territorial ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁sound ▁will ▁have ▁ult imate ▁dec isions ▁on ▁whether ▁it ▁will ▁permit ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Broad water ▁says ▁on ▁its ▁website ▁the ▁project ▁if ▁built ▁on ▁plan ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁would ▁cost ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁directly . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁The ▁project , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁located ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁expensive ▁resident ial ▁property ▁on ▁eastern ▁Long ▁Island ▁and ▁eastern ▁Connecticut