Op-Ed: ECO Loop Regasification Technology Proposed for Bienville Terminal is Environmentally Sensitive
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Op-Ed: ECO Loop Regasification Technology Proposed for Bienville Terminal is Environmentally Sensitive
An Op-Ed in Sunday’s Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.) details how the design of the Environmentally Conscientious Open (ECO) Loop regasification system will minimize harm to the surrounding marine habitat. The piece, by TORP Terminal CEO Joe Berno, goes on to say that by employing the ECO Loop system at the Bienville LNG terminal, TORP is in keeping with the EPA’s call for...
NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
At an open meeting held on July 12 attended by NATS, FERC officials and representatives of Quoddy Bay LNG discussed a “proprietary and confidential” change in vaporization technology being proposed by the developers. The reason for the change is to reduce air pollutant emissions, especially NOx, below Maine’s 100 ton/year statutory limit on emission of regulated...
Projects Progress in Eastern Canada
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Projects Progress in Eastern Canada
The Edmonton Journal covers recent developments for three LNG terminals planned or already under construction in Eastern Canada: Canaport LNG, Rabaska LNG, and Gros Cacouna LNG. The article notes that the recent inter-governmental report on Rabaska determined that LNG terminals will allow beneficial “spillover on other industrial investments” by improving the efficiency of...
Impact on Marine Life from TORP’s LNG Project Still Under Debate
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Impact on Marine Life from TORP’s LNG Project Still Under Debate
Covering the recently-released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for TORP’s Bienville proposal 63 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Press-Register (Mobile, Alabama) reports that the use of seawater in regasifying LNG could negatively impact local fish stocks. TORP company officials believe that their terminal would have little impact on the environment and that their...
Study: Atlantic Alternative to Broadwater Possible
Posted on Jun 8, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Study: Atlantic Alternative to Broadwater Possible
An independent study commissioned by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority concludes that wind and wave conditions do not preclude an alternative LNG import terminal from being built offshore south of Long Island instead of in the Sound, where the Broadwater terminal would be located. John Hritcko, Broadwater’s senior vice president, responded that his...
DNV to Study Sloshing on LNG Carriers
Posted on May 31, 2007 in Technology, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on DNV to Study Sloshing on LNG Carriers
Lloyd’s List reports that Det Norske Veritas (DNV) will undertake a study of sloshing forces in membrane tanks on LNG vessels, partnering with Lloyd’s Register, BW Gas, Teekay, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The study, which will be based on data gathered from a newbuild vessel scheduled to begin transporting LNG from Nigeria to North America and Europe...