Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Calls for U.S.-Certified LNG Vessel Crews
Posted on Feb 7, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Calls for U.S.-Certified LNG Vessel Crews
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has joined other state officials in the call to require U.S.-certified crews to operate LNG tankers in state waters. “The safe and secure transportation of liquefied natural gas is critical to the well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” Patrick said in a Feb. 5 letter to U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean T....
Quoddy Bay LNG Offers Financial Incentives to Perry, Maine
Posted on Feb 7, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Offers Financial Incentives to Perry, Maine
The Associated Press reports that Perry, Maine residents will decide next month whether to accept Quoddy Bay LNG’s $3.6 million per year financial incentives package to facilitate the construction of its LNG storage tanks. Under the proposed 25-year deal, the annual package would include $300,000 for the cost of local emergency response services. Additionally, the company would...
Baltimore County Council Prohibits LNG Facilities in Sensitive Coastal Areas
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Baltimore County Council Prohibits LNG Facilities in Sensitive Coastal Areas
In an attempt to stop AES from constructing the Sparrows Point LNG terminal in Dundalk, Md., the Baltimore County Council last night unanimously approved new legislation that adds LNG facilities to a list of prohibited uses in environmentally sensitive coastal areas of Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore Sun has further...
Massachusetts DEP Approves Proposed Pipelines Tied to Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts DEP Approves Proposed Pipelines Tied to Weaver’s Cove Terminal
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection last week overruled decisions by two local conservation commissions that would have denied Hess LNG authorization to construct two pipelines in conjunction with the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. Responding to the decision, Fall River Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. said, “We have much...
Open Season Launched for Proposed Pipeline from Jordan Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Open Season Launched for Proposed Pipeline from Jordan Cove Terminal
The developers of the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline launched an open season last week, lasting until March 1, for capacity on the pipeline, which would transport natural gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. Friday’s edition of Platts LNG Daily has further details. [Subscription...
Residents Raise Safety Concerns Regarding Proposed Rabaska Terminal
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Raise Safety Concerns Regarding Proposed Rabaska Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports on local residents who are concerned that the proposed Rabaska LNG terminal in Levis, Quebec, may endanger public safety. However, Rabaska president Glenn Kelley asserts that there are “a lot of unfounded myths” about the LNG industry, adding “[t]here has never been an incident or accident having any implication outside the terminal at any...