FERC Establishes LNG Compliance Branch
Posted on May 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FERC Establishes LNG Compliance Branch
FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher yesterday announced the creation of the Liquefied Natural Gas Compliance Branch, a new division within the Commission established to oversee safety inspections and general oversight of currently operational U.S. LNG import and peak-shaving facilities. According to the news release, the staff of the Compliance Branch and the existing Engineering Branch...
Op-eds: Americans Should Manage LNG Operations
Posted on May 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-eds: Americans Should Manage LNG Operations
An Oxnard, Calif. resident argues that LNG vessels en route to the United States should be operated by Americans to minimize potential homeland security threats. “It’s a sensible way to conduct shipping business and port security,” she says. A Port Hueneme, Calif. resident agrees, adding that Americans should operate BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG...
School District Seeks Revision of Draft EIR for Long Beach LNG Project
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on School District Seeks Revision of Draft EIR for Long Beach LNG Project
In a letter dated April 11, the Long Beach Unified School District told FERC it “cannot complete a meaningful review [of the Sound Energy Solutions draft EIS] without additional information” requested in the letter, and asked FERC to revise and recirculate the draft EIS. The school district’s comments will be addressed in the final EIS but, according to Port of Long...
Sigtto Confronts Challenges Faced by LNG Shipping Industry
Posted on Apr 25, 2006 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Sigtto Confronts Challenges Faced by LNG Shipping Industry
A rapidly expanding LNG shipping sector has presented the Society of Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (Sigtto) with new challenges, such as maintaining “the enviable safety and reliability record” of the LNG industry, says Mark Ross, current president of Sigtto and general manager of Chevron. “Due in part to unprecedented growth that the industry is experiencing,...
Debate on Broadwater LNG Proposal Progresses
Posted on Apr 24, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate on Broadwater LNG Proposal Progresses
The Day features coverage on the multi-faceted public debate involving Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG facility offshore Long Island, N.Y. [Free registration necessary]
Agencies and Organizations Using FERC Process to Comment on Maine Terminals
Posted on Apr 20, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Agencies and Organizations Using FERC Process to Comment on Maine Terminals
The Bangor Daily News reports on the variety of comments filed at FERC on the proposed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminals. Notably, the Maine State Planning Office suggests that FERC “evaluate a send-out pipeline that would accommodate the combined natural gas output of both projects to the Maritimes and [Northeast] Pipeline” to determine “whether a common send-out...