Op-Ed Addresses Safety and Security Issues Presented by Elba Island LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-Ed Addresses Safety and Security Issues Presented by Elba Island LNG Terminal
An opinion piece carried by the Savannah Morning News offers a review of the safety and security issues presented by the Elba Island LNG terminal.
U.S. Coast Guard Extends Temporary Safety Zones Around Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Jul 11, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Extends Temporary Safety Zones Around Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port
Today’s Federal Register carries a notice from the United States Coast Guard that extends the temporary 500-meter safety zones around the Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port through July 17, 2008. The notice also extends the 500-meter safety zone around any LNG carrier that is “approaching, engaging, regasifying, disengaging, mooring, or otherwise conducting...
Rhode Island Bill Granting Authority Over LNG Emergency Response Plans Becomes Law
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Bill Granting Authority Over LNG Emergency Response Plans Becomes Law
The Providence Journal reports that a bill passed last month by the Rhode Island General Assembly, granting the General Assembly and all Rhode Island cities and towns on the Narragansett and Mount Hope bays authority to approve any emergency response plans for the transportation of LNG through state waters, has become...
Baltimore County Fire Fighters’ Union Official Urges County Officials to Discuss Emergency Response Plan with Sparrows Point LNG Project Developers
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Fire Fighters’ Union Official Urges County Officials to Discuss Emergency Response Plan with Sparrows Point LNG Project Developers
Michael Day, Sr., president of the Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters Association, told the Baltimore Sun this week that he believes that while Sparrows Point LNG has not received complete regulatory approval, county officials should still discuss emergency response plans with project developers. “If there’s a one percent chance of this happening, [county...
State, Federal Legislation Could Affect Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on State, Federal Legislation Could Affect Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Lawmakers in the Rhode Island General Assembly have passed a bill requiring legislative and municipal approval for any emergency response plan regarding transportation of LNG in state waters, according to the Fall River (Mass.) Herald News. Separately, South Coast Today reports that the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has approved legislation that would designate portions...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Cutting Edge (an LNG vessel officer reacts to an article on risks of LNG transport)