Rabaska LNG Proposal Receives Positive Response from Canadian Risk Assessment Panel
Posted on Jul 9, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Rabaska LNG Proposal Receives Positive Response from Canadian Risk Assessment Panel
The Rabaska LNG terminal proposal for Lévis, Quebec, received provisional approval from a joint Canadian-Quebec panel, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced in a press release. The panel released its report Thursday and cited two major concerns: safety and security and integrating the project’s port and facilities into the zone under development. The panel also...
Harbor Pilot Traverses Proposed LNG Carrier Route
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Harbor Pilot Traverses Proposed LNG Carrier Route
The Bangor Daily News joined Capt. Robert J. Peacock recently as he piloted a large ship through the Head Harbour Passage, a narrow Canadian waterway through which vessels bound for the proposed Downeast and Quoddy Bay LNG terminals would have to transit. Capt. Peacock explains how the passage’s weather conditions may affect vessel...
Oregon County Staff Report Opposes Bradwood Landing
Posted on Jun 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon County Staff Report Opposes Bradwood Landing
The staff of the Community Development Department of Clatsop County (Ore.) has released its report on NorthernStar’s proposed Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal, recommending that the County Commission vote against the project at its July 10 meeting. The report concludes that the developer’s “application fails to comply with county planning policies”...
Expert: Port Dolphin LNG Terminal No Threat to Onshore Residents
Posted on Jun 28, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Expert: Port Dolphin LNG Terminal No Threat to Onshore Residents
Professor Jerry Havens of the University of Arkansas told the Tampa Bay Tribune Tuesday that the Port Dolphin LNG project proposed for 28 miles offshore Tampa Bay would not pose a threat to Florida’s coastal population, saying “[t]here is not any event that I can imagine that could occur that far offshore that could affect anybody onshore.” Professor Havens said that...
Canadian Minister Reiterates Opposition to LNG Tanker Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Jun 27, 2007 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Minister Reiterates Opposition to LNG Tanker Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Platts LNG Daily reports that Canadian Minister for Natural Resources Gary Lunn reaffirmed Canada’s opposition to LNG traffic in Head Harbour Passage, stating, “[t]he government’s position to this point is that there are safety issues.” If constructed, the Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay LNG terminals proposed in Maine would require tankers to transit through Head...
Cancelled Yacht Race May Portend Future Restrictions if Fall River LNG Terminal is Built
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Cancelled Yacht Race May Portend Future Restrictions if Fall River LNG Terminal is Built
The Jamestown Press (R.I.) reports that, after the arrival of a propane tanker cancelled the weekly yacht race in Narragansett Bay, boating enthusiasts worried that future events may be imperiled if a proposed LNG receiving terminal is built near Fall River, Mass., and the amount of traffic requiring security zones increases. However, Harbormaster Sam Paterson said “If everybody...