LNG Facilities Cited as Added Risk in Dubai Ports Debate
Posted on Feb 24, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on LNG Facilities Cited as Added Risk in Dubai Ports Debate
Greenwire yesterday connected LNG security to the debate over a contract to give control of U.S. ports to Dubai Ports World. “With several proposed LNG facility projects in the works, critics have said the potential will only increase,” reports Greenwire. Similarly, in the Gloucester County Times, Dave Scott, commander of the Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay responded to...
Concerns Raised Regarding LNG Developers’ Support for Groups Opposing Competing LNG Terminals in Boston
Posted on Feb 24, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Concerns Raised Regarding LNG Developers’ Support for Groups Opposing Competing LNG Terminals in Boston
The Coalition for an LNG Solution, describing itself as a group “working with neighborhood groups and residents around Boston Harbor in an effort to eliminate liquefied natural gas tankers from Boston Harbor,” is being criticized for its connections to Regan Communications, the public relations firm hired by AES in connection with the Brewster Island LNG...
SES Responds to FERC Data Request
Posted on Feb 23, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SES Responds to FERC Data Request
Yesterday, SES responded to 39 of 42 questions raised in FERC’s February 1 data request regarding SES’ proposed Long Beach LNG Import Terminal. By March 3, SES plans to provide the remaining responses addressing revised thermal exclusion zone analyses using local meteorological data, documentation supporting SES’ assertion that the project will “reduce price...
New Regional Approach to LNG Development Sought in New England
Posted on Feb 23, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Regional Approach to LNG Development Sought in New England
New England congressmen are asking federal officials to evaluate potential LNG projects from a regional perspective, rather than assessing each LNG terminal proposal on a case-by-case basis. “We believe that this ad hoc approach is unsuitable for New England and that a more comprehensive and regional approach is required,” the legislators said in the letter to Department of...
Hess Consultant Says Use of Smaller LNG Vessels Does Not Affect Safety Risks
Posted on Feb 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Hess Consultant Says Use of Smaller LNG Vessels Does Not Affect Safety Risks
The safety risks associated with the use of 55,000 m3 tankers to transport liquefied natural gas to Hess LNG’s proposed terminal are no less than those associated with the 145,000 cubic m3 vessels that were part of the initial plan, according to Blair MacIntyre, a shipping consultant hired by the company. “The size of the event would depend on the size of the hole,”...