CLNG Endorses Open-Loop Regasification Technology
Posted on May 9, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CLNG Endorses Open-Loop Regasification Technology
In the wake of Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s veto of the offshore Main Pass LNG project, the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas has issued a press release expressing support for open-loop regasification technology. In its original proposal, Main Pass planned to use an open-loop design, which Blanco objected to because of potential harm to aquatic life caused by the technology. Bill Cooper, the executive director of CLNG, characterized the use of open-loop technology as “environmentally responsible,” and said that the construction of new LNG terminals is crucial to meeting U.S. energy needs and redeveloping the Gulf Coast region.