Lynn City Council Drafts Measure to Bolster Security at LNG Facility
Posted on Sep 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Lynn City Council Drafts Measure to Bolster Security at LNG Facility
In the wake of a security lapse last month at a KeySpan LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass., the City Council has prepared a draft ordinance setting forth certain security measures that LNG facilities located in the city must implement in order to secure a flammable liquids license, which must be renewed annually. The council’s proposal would direct facility operators to report a...
KeySpan Official Discusses Security Breach at Lynn City Council Meeting
Posted on Sep 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on KeySpan Official Discusses Security Breach at Lynn City Council Meeting
KeySpan president of gas delivery Nick Stavropoulos told the Lynn City Council last night that alarms and surveillance equipment failed to detect an August intrusion at the LNG storage facility; instead, evidence of the breach was discovered by an employee five days after it occurred. After the breach was discovered, he said, a 24-hour police presence was added at the Lynn, Mass.,...
Local Officials Question Security at KeySpan Storage Facility
Posted on Sep 12, 2006 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Local Officials Question Security at KeySpan Storage Facility
Revere City Councilor John Correggio is calling on KeySpan Corp. to implement more stringent security measures at its LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass., after he found an unlocked gate and took photographs of himself in front of a tank last week. According to The Boston Herald, he and another Revere City Councilor, George Rotondo, tested the facility’s security after...
FERC Staff Questions Calhoun LNG’s Plan for Spill Impoundment
Posted on Sep 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Storage | Comments Off on FERC Staff Questions Calhoun LNG’s Plan for Spill Impoundment
In a letter to Calhoun LNG, FERC Staff questioned Calhoun’s plan to use one shared impoundment area for multiple LNG storage tanks at its proposed LNG terminal in Port Lavaca, Texas. “[S]taff questions the ability of the common LNG storage tank impoundment system to adequately maintain the integrity of the tanks during an impoundment fire.” Before FERC can complete a...
Gov. Romney Orders Security Review of LNG Terminals
Posted on Aug 25, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Gov. Romney Orders Security Review of LNG Terminals
The Daily Item today reports that Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has called for a comprehensive security review of the state’s LNG facilities following news of a security breach at KeySpan’s LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass. According to a press release issued by Romney’s office yesterday, the review, which is expected to take 30 days, will involve an inspection of...
KeySpan May Face Fine Following Security Breach
Posted on Aug 24, 2006 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on KeySpan May Face Fine Following Security Breach
The Massachusetts state Department of Telecommunications and Energy may impose a fine of up to $1 million on KeySpan for failing to notify state authorities promptly of a security breach at its LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass., according to CBS’ Boston affiliate. The DTE has launched an investigation into the...