LNG Vessel Headed to Cove Point Terminal from Snohvit Facility
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Vessel Headed to Cove Point Terminal from Snohvit Facility
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the LNG vessel Arctic Discoverer is en route from the StatoilHydro-operated Snohvit liquefaction facility in Norway to the Cove Point regasification terminal in Maryland. This cargo is the first following repairs to one of Snohvit’s heat...
LNG Tanker Loses Propulsion Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Tanker Loses Propulsion Off Massachusetts Coast
Catalunya Spirit, a 138,000 m3 LNG tanker transiting from Trinidad to the Everett LNG terminal in Boston, lost propulsion early yesterday morning off the coast of Massachusetts. The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting the drifting vessel, owned by Poseidon Gas and operated by Teekay Corp. See Marine Log for further...
Conn. Attorney General Pledges Continued Opposition to Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conn. Attorney General Pledges Continued Opposition to Broadwater LNG Proposal
Predicting that FERC will give final approval to the Broadwater LNG proposal soon, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal yesterday pledged to continue to oppose the project. Blumenthal stated that his office “will take the deficiencies in that federal approval and go to federal court as soon as we can.” The Connecticut Post offers additional...
Shell: Qatargas Train 4 Mainly to Supply Elba
Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Shell: Qatargas Train 4 Mainly to Supply Elba
In its Middle East newsletter, Shell stated that the majority of the LNG produced by Qatargas train 4 will be exported to the U.S. East Coast via the Elba Island LNG facility. The gas will be marketed by Shell Energy North America, a Shell subsidiary. Qatar’s Gulf Times provides additional...
Shell Announces U.S. Mariner Recruiting Effort for Global LNG Fleet
Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Shell Announces U.S. Mariner Recruiting Effort for Global LNG Fleet
Shell announced late last week that it plans to actively recruit U.S. mariners for its global LNG fleet. Shell Trading’s general manager of shipping, Bob Salmon, said, “[t]he addition of U.S. mariners will positively enhance Shell’s diverse seafarer skill pool and provide Shell and Nakilat [a subsidiary of Qatar Gas] with highly experienced personnel for their LNG...