Patent Awarded for Regasification Process
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Patent Awarded for Regasification Process
OilOnline reports that Mustang Engineering and Wood Group have been awarded a U.S. patent for Smart Air Vaporization, a closed-loop regas process that they expect will reduce fugitive air emissions and fuel gas usage. The process is currently being installed at Trunkline LNG in Lake Charles,...
Talks Dormant on Northern Washington Terminal Site
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Talks Dormant on Northern Washington Terminal Site
Lummi Indian Business Council vice chairman Willie Jones described the discussions over building an LNG terminal on tribal land at Cherry Point, Wash., as “pretty much dormant at this point.” The Bellingham Herald, however, notes that the northern Washington site may be a natural location for a terminal because existing refineries already handle Alaskan crude oil. Natural...
FERC Says DNREC Lacks Standing to Challenge Crown Landing Order
Posted on Mar 2, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Says DNREC Lacks Standing to Challenge Crown Landing Order
On March 1, FERC filed a motion to dismiss, or to hold in abeyance, the appeal of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) challenging FERC’s orders conditionally authorizing the Crown Landing LNG terminal. FERC asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to dismiss the petition, arguing that the DNREC lacks constitutional...
Long Island Lobstermen Concerned about Broadwater
Posted on Mar 2, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Lobstermen Concerned about Broadwater
Long Island Business News reports that development of the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal may adversely impact Long Island Sound lobstermen because the facility’s safety and security zones could render some lobster-trapping areas off-limits and divert commercial vessel traffic into others. The Long Island Sound Lobstermen’s Association reportedly has not taken an official...
U.S. Coast Guard Proposes Safety Zones for Bradwood Landing Terminal
Posted on Mar 2, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Proposes Safety Zones for Bradwood Landing Terminal
The Oregonian reports that the U.S. Coast Guard will require a 500-yard safety zone around vessels transiting the Columbia River to the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and a 200-yard safety zone around vessels docked at the facility. The publication also notes that the USCG called on developer NorthernStar Natural Gas to provide more information about the risks associated with...
Consultant’s Early Draft Favorable for Broadwater
Posted on Mar 1, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Consultant’s Early Draft Favorable for Broadwater
Newsday reports today that a consultant for Long Island Power Authority submitted an Aug. 3 “executive briefing” that found that it should be possible to build and operate Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal with minimal adverse impacts to public safety and the environment. The briefing is a precursor to a final report by Boston-based Levitan & Associates,...