Crown Landing LNG Transit Management Plan Under Development
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Crown Landing LNG Transit Management Plan Under Development
Local and federal emergency personnel are developing a transit management plan (TMP) to coordinate security efforts for LNG vessel transit to BP’s Crown Landing terminal project in Logan Township, N.J. The plan is expected to include U.S. Coast Guard escort vessels, tugboats with firefighting equipment, and support from local and state emergency officials from Delaware, New...
Canaport LNG Terminal Advances Steadily
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Terminal Advances Steadily
Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily takes a detailed look at the 1 Bcf/d Canaport LNG terminal, a joint venture by Irving Oil and Repsol expected to start up by late 2009. According toPhillip Ribbeck, director of Repsol’s North American LNG operations, the New Brunswick-based project gained a competitive advantage over competing proposals by locking in certain construction costs last...
WGI Explains Increase in U.S. LNG Shipments
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WGI Explains Increase in U.S. LNG Shipments
World Gas Intelligence offers an analytic piece on the rise in U.S. LNG shipments during the past six weeks, particularly to the Lake Charles LNG terminal. The article attributes the additional U.S. cargos to escalating natural gas prices, greater storage capacity, volume gas markets, and easy access to terminals, in contrast to fluctuating demand and limited storage capacity in...
U.S.-Built LNG Vessels Unlikely Despite Bill
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S.-Built LNG Vessels Unlikely Despite Bill
A provision in the 2006 Coast Guard authorization bill would favor offshore LNG terminals that anticipate receiving U.S.-flagged vessels; the bill also requires Coast Guard to provide vessel flag information to FERC for use in its terminal approval process. According to yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily, the provision is not expected to result in the development of U.S.-flagged LNG...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Bill Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Senate Passes Bill Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
The Providence Journal today reports that on Saturday the Rhode Island Senate passed legislation intended to prevent LNG vessel transit in the Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays; the bill will now go to Gov. Donald Carcieri for review. The bill seeks to prohibit from the vessel security zone — described as two miles ahead of the vessel, one mile behind and 1,000 yards on...