Safety Paramount Concern Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Safety Paramount Concern Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG
Safety remains the paramount concern as the Weaver’s Cove LNG regulatory process unfolds. One security consultant told CBS News, “it doesn’t seem prudent to me at all to allow this facility to go forward. The right thing to do is to take a step back, to look for another area to establish an LNG tanker...
Weaver’s Cove Energy Plans to Appeal Coast Guard Decision
Posted on Oct 25, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Plans to Appeal Coast Guard Decision
Following the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision that Weaver’s Cove Energy’s proposed vessel transit route is “unsuitable” for LNG tanker traffic, the Providence Journal reports that the company plans to appeal. A statement released by Weaver’s Cove claims that the “decision disregards critical facts in the record” and “lacks the necessary...
Offshore LNG Import Terminals May Allay Concerns of Local Residents
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Offshore LNG Import Terminals May Allay Concerns of Local Residents
Reuters offers an analysis of the relative benefits of building LNG import infrastructure offshore compared with onshore facilities. The piece cites Excelerate Energy chief executive Rob Bryngelson who said that an offshore LNG facility “doesn’t tie up coastal land, you put infrastructure away from people, and you take a security risk out of ports and away from...
U.S. Coast Guard Deems Weaver’s Cove Waterway “Unsuitable” for LNG Tanker Traffic
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Deems Weaver’s Cove Waterway “Unsuitable” for LNG Tanker Traffic
The Associated Press (carried via the Boston Globe) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has released its Letter of Recommendation regarding waterway suitability which announces that the Taunton River is “unsuitable” for LNG tanker traffic as proposed by Weaver’s Cove LNG. This decision reaffirms the Coast Guard’s initial evaluation of the waterway and, according...
Cross-Border Sites Attractive for LNG Import Projects
Posted on Oct 22, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cross-Border Sites Attractive for LNG Import Projects
Using the example of the Sonora Pacific LNG terminal under development by El Paso Corp. and DKRW Energy, the Arizona Republic reviews the trend of siting LNG terminals outside the United States and selling the regasified LNG to the American...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Oct 12, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to WestPac LNG)