Construction Vehicles Servicing Freeport LNG Project May Have Damaged Bridge
Posted on Mar 11, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Construction Vehicles Servicing Freeport LNG Project May Have Damaged Bridge
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Transportation suggested yesterday that construction trucks servicing the Freeport LNG import terminal may have contributed to the formation of 6- and 8-inch gaps in the only bridge to Quintana Island. The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) provides further...
Calais LNG Issues General Response to Public Comments
Posted on Jan 8, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG Issues General Response to Public Comments
This week Calais LNG offered responses to a number of general comments filed as part of the FERC pre-filing process. The comments addressed by Calais LNG include concerns regarding safety, socioeconomic, and environmental issues. Calais LNG’s filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
USGS Examines OceanWay LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
Posted on Dec 31, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on USGS Examines OceanWay LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a study examining the potential geologic hazards affecting the OceanWay LNG deepwater port proposal. Energy Current provides additional...
LNG Vessel Reaches Everett LNG Terminal After Temporarily Losing Propulsion
Posted on Dec 30, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Vessel Reaches Everett LNG Terminal After Temporarily Losing Propulsion
The Associated Press (carried via the Worcester Telegram (Mass.)) reports that the LNG vessel Suez Matthew has arrived at the Everett LNG regasification terminal located near Boston. The vessel temporarily lost propulsion early Sunday...
LNG Vessel Loses Propulsion for Several Hours 16 Miles Off the Mass. Coast
Posted on Dec 29, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Vessel Loses Propulsion for Several Hours 16 Miles Off the Mass. Coast
The LNG vessel Suez Matthew, en route from Trinidad & Tobago to the Everett LNG terminal in Massachusetts, lost propulsion when both its boilers deactivated for several hours just after midnight on Sunday, December 28. The Boston Globe reports that one boiler was restarted at 3:30 a.m. and the other boiler at 5:30 a.m. According to U.S. Coast Guard personnel, the tanker did not...
Local Residents Express Concern About Environmental, Safety Risks of Safe Harbor LNG Project
Posted on Dec 19, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Express Concern About Environmental, Safety Risks of Safe Harbor LNG Project
The Herald (Franklin Square, N.Y.) provides coverage of local residents’ environmental and safety concerns with the Safe Harbor LNG project proposed for offshore Long Island, N.Y.