No LNG Released in Elba Island Terminal Incident
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on No LNG Released in Elba Island Terminal Incident
The Associated Press reported yesterday that an LNG vessel broke free on Tuesday as it was unloading LNG at the Southern LNG facility on Elba Island. An official from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office in Savannah, Ga. said that a safety mechanism kicked in to block any release of natural gas. In a letter dated March 14, FERC Staff, which was present at the facility when...
Editorial: Sparrows Point LNG Plan Poses Risks
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Sparrows Point LNG Plan Poses Risks
The Baltimore Sun says that AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal would be located too near to residential neighborhoods and could curb recent neighborhood revitalization initiatives. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Legislator Proposes Bill to Block LNG Transit in Narragansett Bay
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Legislator Proposes Bill to Block LNG Transit in Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island State Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr. has introduced legislation for the second consecutive year that would prevent LNG vessels from transiting the Narragansett Bay in an effort to stop the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. The bill requires transiting tankers to maintain a distance of 1.5 miles away from residential areas and urban infrastructure, and establishes...
USCG Captain Says Coordination of Submarine and LNG Tanker Traffic Is Achievable
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on USCG Captain Says Coordination of Submarine and LNG Tanker Traffic Is Achievable
Responding to concerns that LNG vessels traveling to Broadwater’s proposed LNG facility would disrupt Naval submarine transit , the Captain of the Port for the Long Island Sound said that directing both submarine and LNG tanker traffic is a manageable task. “Right now we think that’s a traffic management issue,” U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Peter Boynton said...
Deed from 1960 Indicates Mass. Owns Wedge Lot Impacting Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Deed from 1960 Indicates Mass. Owns Wedge Lot Impacting Weaver’s Cove
Today, a Fall River, Mass. citizen filed documents with FERC alleging that a parcel of land known as the “wedge lot” and considered necessary to the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal is actually owned by the State of Massachusetts. Weaver’s Cove had asserted to FERC that title to the land was unknown because the previous owner went bankrupt over 40 years ago...
Task Force Concerned Over Broadwater’s Potential Impact on Naval Base
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Task Force Concerned Over Broadwater’s Potential Impact on Naval Base
The Day reports that the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force has expressed concern that LNG tankers en route to Broadwater’s proposed terminal would interfere with operations at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Conn. “If the congestion proves to be an interference with the operations at the sub base, to the point where it may adversely affect its status as a strategic...