First LNG Cargo En Route to Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 28, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on First LNG Cargo En Route to Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
The Houston Business Journal reports that the LNG vessel Celestine River is en route from Nigeria to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with the terminal’s initial cool-down cargo. The vessel is expected to arrive on or around April...
Northeast Gateway Seeking Extension of Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Mammals
Posted on Mar 28, 2008 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Northeast Gateway Seeking Extension of Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Mammals
NOAA announced in yesterday’s Federal Register that Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge and Algonquin Gas Transmission are seeking a one-year extension of their authorization for the incidental harassment of marine mammals associated with the operation of the Northeast Gateway LNG terminal. The National Marine Fisheries Service will propose regulations which would grant incidental...
Bloomberg: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Could Receive First Cargo Next Month
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Bloomberg: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Could Receive First Cargo Next Month
Bloomberg predicts that Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal will receive its commissioning vessels next month. According to Bloomberg’s AISLive ship-tracking data, the first vessel will be the 145,700 cu m Bluesky LNG carrier on April 19, with the Q-Flex Al Safliya arriving soon thereafter. A spokesperson for Sempra, however, declined to confirm the timing or identity...
Mass. DEP Rejects Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Dredging Application
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Mass. DEP Rejects Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Dredging Application
The Providence Journal reports that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week denied a request for permission by Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge sediment from the Taunton River. Two rulings, one from the DEP’s Bureau of Resource Protection and one from the Wetlands and Waterways Program, cited inadequate information and statements by...
Freeport LNG Files Independent Assessment for Q-Flex LNG Vessels
Posted on Mar 7, 2008 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Files Independent Assessment for Q-Flex LNG Vessels
Yesterday Freeport LNG Development L.P. filed an independent assessment of potential thermal and vapor hazards associated with using Q-Flex vessels to service the Freeport LNG terminal. The report, completed in June by AcuTech Consulting Group, will be treated as confidential per Freeport LNG’s request in a letter submitted with the assessment. The letter is available in the...
NATS: Repaired LNG Vessel Catalunya Spirit Back at Sea
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on NATS: Repaired LNG Vessel Catalunya Spirit Back at Sea
In its LNG Week in Review, NATS reports that the Catalunya Spirit, the LNG vessel that reportedly lost propulsion off the Massachusetts coast last week, discharged its cargo at the Everett LNG terminal over the weekend, and now is back at sea. [Subscription...