Freeport LNG Submits Analysis of Vapor Dispersion Zones Under Various Scenarios
Posted on Feb 23, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Submits Analysis of Vapor Dispersion Zones Under Various Scenarios
Last week, Freeport LNG submitted to FERC an analysis of vapor dispersion zones under various scenarios of LNG releases. The analysis was submitted in response to requests for information that address revised interpretations of safety regulations issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Responds to Mass. State Representative
Posted on Feb 22, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Responds to Mass. State Representative
Responding to a letter from Mass. State Rep. David Sullivan (D), FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff stated that the Commission is awaiting revised vapor dispersion exclusion zone analysis from Weaver’s Cove LNG. Chairman Wellinghoff went on to say that FERC would only grant Weaver’s Cove LNG’s application if the project demonstrates compliance with the U.S. Department of...
Local Group Seeks Information on Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Group Seeks Information on Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
Citizens for a Safe Secure Savannah, a local organization led by a former CIA Tokyo bureau chief, is seeking additional information regarding the proposal to deliver LNG via trucks from the Elba Island terminal to regional customers. Read more in the Savannah Morning...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to Concerns Regarding Its Risk Analysis Methodology
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to Concerns Regarding Its Risk Analysis Methodology
Yesterday Weaver’s Cove LNG filed a response to a November 2010 letter that raised concerns with the company’s methodology for analyzing vapor dispersion distances, thermal exclusion distances, and evacuation planning. According to Weaver’s Cove LNG, these concerns have been addressed previously by FERC and PHMSA. The letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket...
Savannah School Board Declines to Intervene in Elba Island LNG Truck Delivery Proceeding
Posted on Dec 9, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Savannah School Board Declines to Intervene in Elba Island LNG Truck Delivery Proceeding
This week the Savannah-Chatham Public School Board declined to formally intervene in FERC’s regulatory proceeding on Southeast LNG’s proposal to distribute LNG by truck from the Elba Island import terminal. The Savannah Morning News reports, however, that the school board will provide federal officials with information regarding 15 school properties located within one mile...
FERC Requests Additional Information from Downeast, Calais LNG Projects
Posted on Nov 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FERC Requests Additional Information from Downeast, Calais LNG Projects
FERC requested additional information yesterday from Downeast LNG and Calais LNG addressing the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s recent guidance on flammable vapor-gas exclusion zones. The requests are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket Nos. CP07-52 and CP10-31...