Op-ed: Consultant for Battery Rock Proposal Is Biased
Posted on Nov 16, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-ed: Consultant for Battery Rock Proposal Is Biased
Boston Herald columnist Peter Gelzinis discusses the Boston City Council Public Safety Committee hearing addressing safety and security issues associated with the importation of LNG into Boston Harbor. Gelzinis questions the objectivity of former White House counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke, who testified at the hearing, as a result of his efforts in support of AES’ bid to...
Contract Signed to Build Tugboats for Use at Freeport LNG Terminal
Posted on Nov 16, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Contract Signed to Build Tugboats for Use at Freeport LNG Terminal
MarineLog reports that Conrad Industries, Inc. has contracted with Bay-Houston Towing Co. and Suderman & Young Towing Company, L.P. to build two tugboats to guide tankers accessing the Freeport LNG terminal, which is currently under...
RI AG and Citizens Voice Concerns Regarding Proposed Dredging for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Nov 15, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on RI AG and Citizens Voice Concerns Regarding Proposed Dredging for Weaver’s Cove
Approximately 50 people attended a public hearing to express environmental concerns regarding proposed dredging associated with the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch was among the participants who oppose the proposal, saying that the developers had exhibited “callous disrespect” for state...
Residents Comment on Proposed Massachusetts Offshore LNG Terminals
Posted on Nov 15, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Comment on Proposed Massachusetts Offshore LNG Terminals
The Gloucester Daily Times reports that a public meeting was held last night to solicit comments on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Suez Energy’s Neptune LNG terminal. Opponents of the two LNG terminals proposed for offshore Massachusetts expressed frustration with the perceived lack of consideration by officials for residents’ environmental and socioeconomic...
Lynn City Council Postpones Vote on LNG Security Ordinance
Posted on Nov 15, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Lynn City Council Postpones Vote on LNG Security Ordinance
The Lynn City Council postponed for the second time a vote on an ordinance that directs KeySpan to implement specific security measures at its LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass. The feasibility of a provision requiring KeySpan to connect the facility’s security feed to the Lynn Police Department is still under review, among other items. “I think it would have been...