Man Indicted for Shining Laser into Cockpit of Helicopter Escorting LNG Vessel
Posted on Dec 16, 2008 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Man Indicted for Shining Laser into Cockpit of Helicopter Escorting LNG Vessel
The Boston Globe reports that last week a federal grand jury indicted a man for shining a powerful laser into the cockpit of a state police helicopter that was escorting an LNG vessel to the Everett terminal near Boston, Mass., in December 2007. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the...
Op-Ed: CLNG Responds to Erroneous Claim Regarding LNG Transport
Posted on Nov 24, 2008 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Op-Ed: CLNG Responds to Erroneous Claim Regarding LNG Transport
Bill Cooper, president of the Center for LNG (CLNG), responds in the Houston Chronicle to a representative of a marine security firm who made an erroneous claim about the potential risks associated with the transportation of...
Repairs Made To Damaged Gas Pipeline Near Cove Point LNG Terminal
Posted on Nov 17, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Repairs Made To Damaged Gas Pipeline Near Cove Point LNG Terminal
The Washington Post provides details on Dominion’s efforts to repair a natural gas pipeline near the Cove Point LNG facility. The existing pipeline experienced minor damage during construction of a new pipeline extension associated with the expansion of the Cove Point LNG...
Golden Pass LNG Terminal Damaged By Hurricane Ike
Posted on Oct 27, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Golden Pass LNG Terminal Damaged By Hurricane Ike
Speaking at a conference in Houston, an ExxonMobil official said that Hurricane Ike damaged the Golden Pass LNG terminal currently under construction and that the extent of the damage is still being surveyed. See Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] for more...
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Hearing Case Involving Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Sep 30, 2008 in Litigation, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Considers Hearing Case Involving Sparrows Point LNG Project
Legal News Line reports that the U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled yesterday to consider whether to hear the appeal of a 4th Circuit decision that struck down a number of zoning ordinances prohibiting the siting of an LNG terminal in the County’s Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, specifically the proposed Sparrows Point LNG import...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Sep 29, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Daily Astorian (Ore.) (Opposed to the Bradwood Landing LNG project)Daily Astorian (Ore.) (Opposed to the Bradwood Landing LNG project)Daily Astorian (Ore.) (Opposed to the Bradwood Landing LNG project)Daily Astorian (Ore.) (Addresses LNG safety...