USCG Denies Request to Release Parts of Bradwood WSA
Posted on Jun 19, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on USCG Denies Request to Release Parts of Bradwood WSA
The Oregonian reported yesterday that the U.S. Coast Guard has denied a request for disclosure of the Waterway Suitability Assessment report filed by NorthernStar in connection with its proposed Bradwood LNG terminal, suggesting its release “could compromise national security.” Coast Guard Lt. Shadrack Scheirman, chief of port operations in Portland, explained, “[w]e...
Freeport-McMoRan Submits Amended Application for Main Pass LNG
Posted on Jun 16, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan Submits Amended Application for Main Pass LNG
In a press release issued yesterday, Freeport-McMoRan announced that it has resubmitted its application for the proposed offshore Main Pass Energy Hub LNG terminal to reflect changes in the project’s initial design. The New Orleans-based company decided to forego the use of open-rack vaporizers to regasify LNG and switch to closed-loop regasification technology following Louisiana Gov....
USCG Seeks Further Data from Broadwater LNG
Posted on Jun 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on USCG Seeks Further Data from Broadwater LNG
In a letter to FERC yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard reminded FERC that Broadwater still has not provided information needed for completion of its Waterways Suitability Report (WSR) and the joint USCG and FERC design and engineering review. The USCG reiterated its understanding that the necessary information, previously requested in a May 5, 2006 data request, will be incorporated into...
Permanent Security Zone Under Consideration for Elba Island Terminal
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Permanent Security Zone Under Consideration for Elba Island Terminal
The Savannah Morning News reports that deliveries were temporarily suspended at the Elba Island LNG terminal so that a security inspection could be performed after a sailboat docked there overnight. A port security official for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office in Savannah, Ga. said “there were no violations” because the waterway near the terminal is...
Rhode Island Officers to Assist Coast Guard
Posted on May 22, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rhode Island Officers to Assist Coast Guard
Rhode Island has signed an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard authorizing state and local law enforcement officers to enforce federal law on vessels in security zones established by the Coast Guard. The Providence Journal reports that anti-LNG activists are concerned the agreement will undermine Rhode Island and Massachusetts state agency claims that they cannot provide sufficient...
USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have issued the draft environmental impact statement for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway LNG port. The agencies took into account the Northeast Gateway terminal and Suez’s Neptune LNG project, which are both proposed for offshore Massachusetts, in assessing the cumulative environmental impact on commercial fishing,...