Op-ed: Cove Point Expansion Plan Presents Safety Hazards
Posted on Jul 3, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Cove Point Expansion Plan Presents Safety Hazards
A Calvert County, Md. resident opposes the proposed expansion of the Cove Point LNG terminal, saying that the additional pipeline infrastructure poses public safety risks. Her op-ed is in yesterday’s Washington Post. [Free registration...
USCG Updates FERC on Review of Weaver’s Cove Project
Posted on Jul 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on USCG Updates FERC on Review of Weaver’s Cove Project
In a letter dated June 28, Capt. Roy A. Nash, the USCG Captain of the Port for Southeastern New England, updates FERC on the status of the Coast Guard’s review of the revamped Weaver’s Cove LNG project, which reflects the company’s intent to use smaller LNG tankers in an attempt to navigate under the existing Brightman Street Bridge. He affirms that the USCG will evaluate navigation...
Crown Landing LNG Transit Management Plan Under Development
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Crown Landing LNG Transit Management Plan Under Development
Local and federal emergency personnel are developing a transit management plan (TMP) to coordinate security efforts for LNG vessel transit to BP’s Crown Landing terminal project in Logan Township, N.J. The plan is expected to include U.S. Coast Guard escort vessels, tugboats with firefighting equipment, and support from local and state emergency officials from Delaware, New...
Varying Perspectives on LNG Development in California
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Varying Perspectives on LNG Development in California
The Ventura County Star features letters from three readers on LNG development proposed for California. One resident opposes the proposed importation of LNG due to potential safety risks. However, another reader notes that that LNG is hazardous “only under very minimal circumstances” and concludes that that the benefits of imported LNG, such as cost-efficient...
Quoddy Bay Submits Resource Reports; Opponents Demand Access to Sensitive Information
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Submits Resource Reports; Opponents Demand Access to Sensitive Information
As Quoddy Bay LNG submits resource reports required during the pre-filing phase of the FERC approval process, The Bangor Daily News reports that local activist group Save Passamaquoddy Bay is frustrated by federal rules that prevent the disclosure of certain sensitive or proprietary information. FERC spokesperson Tamara Young-Allen told the paper that FERC is in the process of...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Bill Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Senate Passes Bill Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
The Providence Journal today reports that on Saturday the Rhode Island Senate passed legislation intended to prevent LNG vessel transit in the Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays; the bill will now go to Gov. Donald Carcieri for review. The bill seeks to prohibit from the vessel security zone — described as two miles ahead of the vessel, one mile behind and 1,000 yards on...