FERC Orders Broadwater to Produce Documents in Response to FOIA Requests
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Orders Broadwater to Produce Documents in Response to FOIA Requests
In response toFreedom of Information Act requests submitted by Suffolk County, N.Y. seekingconfidentialinformation pertaining to Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal, FERC Commissioners yesterday issued an order mandating that the company provide county officials with the requested non-public information under a protective order within 15 days. The order is available...
Gov. Carcieri Signs Law Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Carcieri Signs Law Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri on Monday signed a law aimed at preventing LNG tankers from using the Narragansett Bay. The law prohibits “state assets” such as people, waterfront facilities and hunting areas from falling within designated LNG vessel transit exclusion zones. Weaver’s Cove Energy says the law is preempted by federal law and that the company will...
Stakeholders Express Safety Concerns in Bradwood Landing Proceeding
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Stakeholders Express Safety Concerns in Bradwood Landing Proceeding
The Daily Astorian reports on the comments submitted in FERC’s Bradwood Landing LNG docket bystate and local entities raising local safety and security concerns,including emergency response capabilities. FERC spokesperson Tamara Young-Allen said that the agency will continue to accept feedback and requests for intervention even though the deadline to submit comments has passed....
USCG Seeks Further Analysis of Larger LNG Tankers at Elba Island Terminal
Posted on Jul 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on USCG Seeks Further Analysis of Larger LNG Tankers at Elba Island Terminal
The U.S. Coast Guard has mandated that Southern LNG provide site specific analysis that addresses the use of LNG vessels larger than 148,000 m3 in order to complete a Waterway Suitability Assessment for the company’s Elba III Terminal Expansion Project. The additional information is necessary because the Sandia Report does not discuss vessel security zones and consequence ranges...
Op-ed: New LNG Projects Would Supplement Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 7, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-ed: New LNG Projects Would Supplement Everett LNG Terminal
Julie A. Vitek, director of external affairs for Distrigas of Massachusetts, dismisses an editorial by the Boston Herald suggesting that an offshore LNG facility should replace the Everett LNG terminal because of a security breach in the area last week. She says that additional LNG terminals would only complement the Everett facility in order to meet rising consumer demand for natural...
Secretary Bodman Calls for Approval of Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on Jul 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Secretary Bodman Calls for Approval of Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Citing the need to augment domestic supply of natural gas, DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman urged Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski to expedite the construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project, which would transport natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to U.S. Midwest markets. In a letter sent to Murkowski Wednesday, Bodman warned that a delay could jeopardize the project by...