County Legislator: LNG Tankers Will Traverse Narrow Corridor in Long Island Sound
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Legislator: LNG Tankers Will Traverse Narrow Corridor in Long Island Sound
Newsday carries a letter to the editor by Wayne Horsley, chair of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Energy Committee, in which Horsley claims that vessels in transit to the proposed Broadwater LNG facility would pose an unacceptable safety risk because they would have to travel through a part of the Long Island Sound known as The Race, a narrow corridor that is 1.5 miles wide in...
Developer Affiliated with Quoddy Bay LNG Says Downeast LNG Lacks Site Control
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Developer Affiliated with Quoddy Bay LNG Says Downeast LNG Lacks Site Control
The Bangor Daily News reported yesterday that Bear Creek Investments Ltd., a development company with connections to Quoddy Bay LNG President Donald Smith, says the required exclusion zones for the proposed Downeast LNG terminal site will extend onto Bear Creek’s property, and Bear Creek has filed comments with the Maine Board of Environmental Protection opposing Downeast...
Local Papers Highlight Different Perspectives in LNG Terminal Development
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Local Papers Highlight Different Perspectives in LNG Terminal Development
The Associated Press (carried by Sun Herald, South Miss.) describes the growing demand for LNG and the debate surrounding LNG import terminals, noting opposition to LNG developers in urban areas despite demand for natural gas. The story focuses on Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG project in Hackberry, La., and quotes a local charter-boat operator who supports the project. The News...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily Astorian (opposed to Bradwood Landing LNG)
Fall River Officials Continue to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Officials Continue to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
The Herald News (Fall River) reports that city officials of Fall River, Mass., announced Thursday that, with the signing of a “public involvement plan” petition by ten city residents, Fall River now may compel Weaver’s Cove developer Hess LNG to hold public hearings and allow the public to review documents related to its clean-up efforts at the proposed terminal site....
Gulf Gateway to Receive Cargo Today
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Gulf Gateway to Receive Cargo Today
NATS reports that Excelerate Energy is offloading LNG today at its Gulf Gateway Energy Bridge offshore buoy in the Gulf of Mexico. Commissioned in March 2005, the Gulf Gateway buoy is connected to both the Panhandle Energy Sea Robin pipeline and the Tennessee Gas West Cameron pipeline. The Excelerate ships carry about 3 Bcf of LNG and regasify at a rate of about 500...