USCG Captain Says Coordination of Submarine and LNG Tanker Traffic Is Achievable
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on USCG Captain Says Coordination of Submarine and LNG Tanker Traffic Is Achievable
Responding to concerns that LNG vessels traveling to Broadwater’s proposed LNG facility would disrupt Naval submarine transit , the Captain of the Port for the Long Island Sound said that directing both submarine and LNG tanker traffic is a manageable task. “Right now we think that’s a traffic management issue,” U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Peter Boynton said...
Deed from 1960 Indicates Mass. Owns Wedge Lot Impacting Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Deed from 1960 Indicates Mass. Owns Wedge Lot Impacting Weaver’s Cove
Today, a Fall River, Mass. citizen filed documents with FERC alleging that a parcel of land known as the “wedge lot” and considered necessary to the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal is actually owned by the State of Massachusetts. Weaver’s Cove had asserted to FERC that title to the land was unknown because the previous owner went bankrupt over 40 years ago...
Kelliher Will Not Recuse Himself From Broadwater Review
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelliher Will Not Recuse Himself From Broadwater Review
FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher says he will not recuse himself from the Broadwater matter despite three New York legislators’ request that he do so. In a written reply, Kelliher said that FERC ethics counsel advised that recusal was unnecessary, and that his employment with Broadwater’s counsel “lasted little more than two months.” Details are in today’s...
Modifications Planned for Offshore Main Pass Terminal
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Modifications Planned for Offshore Main Pass Terminal
Freeport Vice President David Landry said the company is redesigning its proposed Main Pass LNG terminal to mitigate the environmental impact of its open-loop system. For example, the terminal would reduce its need for sea water by re-using excess heat from the port, and would install a filter to protect fish larvae. A final environmental impact statement released by the U.S. Coast...
Report on U.S. Northeast and Canadian LNG Terminals
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Report on U.S. Northeast and Canadian LNG Terminals
Today’s World Gas Intelligence reports on the progress of several LNG development projects proposed for New England and eastern Canada. [Subscription required]
Task Force Concerned Over Broadwater’s Potential Impact on Naval Base
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Task Force Concerned Over Broadwater’s Potential Impact on Naval Base
The Day reports that the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force has expressed concern that LNG tankers en route to Broadwater’s proposed terminal would interfere with operations at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Conn. “If the congestion proves to be an interference with the operations at the sub base, to the point where it may adversely affect its status as a strategic...