In Depth: Report from the World Gas Conference in Amsterdam
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in "In Depth", Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on In Depth: Report from the World Gas Conference in Amsterdam
During a panel discussion on LNG safety and technology developments on Wednesday, June 7, Bruno Larsen of Höegh LNG provided an overview of LNG safety issues. He specifically identified steps taken by the industry to improve the safety of LNG, including: the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), by which all 148 signatory nations to the Safety of Life at Sea...
Permanent Security Zone Under Consideration for Elba Island Terminal
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Permanent Security Zone Under Consideration for Elba Island Terminal
The Savannah Morning News reports that deliveries were temporarily suspended at the Elba Island LNG terminal so that a security inspection could be performed after a sailboat docked there overnight. A port security official for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office in Savannah, Ga. said “there were no violations” because the waterway near the terminal is...
Locals Voice Concern Over Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Locals Voice Concern Over Sparrows Point Terminal
Last night, critics of AES’ proposed LNG terminal expressed their apprehensions to political and regulatory officials at a meeting held in Sparrows Point, Md. Among residents’ concerns were the potential impacts the regasification facility might have on public safety, air quality, and vessel traffic in the Chesapeake Bay. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. attended the meeting and...
Synopses of LNG Consequence Assessments
Posted on Jun 5, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Synopses of LNG Consequence Assessments
In connection with its article on the Sparrows Point terminal proposal, The Baltimore Sun summarizes eight studieson the possible consequences ofLNG spills,including the Sandia and Quest...
Proposed Legislation Would Bar R.I. Law Enforcement From Assisting Coast Guard
Posted on Jun 2, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proposed Legislation Would Bar R.I. Law Enforcement From Assisting Coast Guard
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Coast Guard that would allow local law enforcement officials to enforce federal law aboard vessels transiting Coast Guard-designated LNG vessel security zones intheNarragansett Bay. However, state representatives introduced legislation on Tuesday that, if passed, would prohibit Rhode Island...
CLNG Criticizes Revised DEIR for Cabrillo Port LNG
Posted on Jun 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on CLNG Criticizes Revised DEIR for Cabrillo Port LNG
The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) criticized the revised Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared for BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG project, saying that the “worst case” LNG release scenarios in the DEIR are improbable and therefore exaggerate the risk posed by the proposed facility. “CLNG submits that these highly improbable scenarios should not...