Australian Energy Firm Discusses California LNG Proposal
Posted on Jan 19, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Australian Energy Firm Discusses California LNG Proposal
A report today in The Age has the details of Woodside’s plan to ship LNG to California using “safe environmentally sensitive technology.” Dubbed the OceanWay project, the company would construct tankers that would convert LNG at sea and ship natural gas into a pipeline 24 kilometers from southern California. The initiative distinguishes itself from three other LNG...
Resident Says LNG Tankers Would Impede Fishermen
Posted on Jan 18, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Resident Says LNG Tankers Would Impede Fishermen
A Perry, Maine resident says LNG vessels traversing Passamaquoddy Bay would create inconveniences for fishermen. His op-ed is in today’s Bangor Daily News. [Print edition only]
Pilot Says LNG Vessels Can Be Steered Safely
Posted on Jan 18, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Pilot Says LNG Vessels Can Be Steered Safely
In response to a press release from Downeast LNG, which attached a letter of support from Quoddy Bay pilots, one harbor pilot says that although LNG “ships can come and go safely if it’s done at the right time and tide,” he does not endorse Downeast LNG or any other LNG project. Read more in yesterday’s Saint Croix...
Op-ed: Delaware Committed to Boundaries and Coastal Zone
Posted on Jan 18, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Delaware Committed to Boundaries and Coastal Zone
A columnist for the News Journal says Delaware’s legislation to protect “territorial integrity” demonstrates the state’s commitment to boundaries and its coastal...
Coast Guard Requests More Information from Broadwater
Posted on Jan 18, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coast Guard Requests More Information from Broadwater
Today’s Newsday reports on the December 21 letter from Coast Guard Capt. Peter Boynton to Broadwater Energy. Boynton requested additional information from the project, including consequence analyses based on the size of tanks and vessels to be used at Broadwater and weather data from the...