Sabine Pass LNG Withdraws Request to Receive Cool-Down Cargo
Posted on Jan 31, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Withdraws Request to Receive Cool-Down Cargo
Citing construction delays, Sabine Pass LNG has withdrawn its request with FERC for authorization to receive a cool-down cargo at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Sabine Pass LNG, however, indicated that the delays will not affect the facility’s commercial operations start date which is scheduled for the second quarter of 2008. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary under...
House Subcommittee Chairman Calls for New LNG Safety Law
Posted on Jan 30, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on House Subcommittee Chairman Calls for New LNG Safety Law
The Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), told a maritime security conference yesterday that a GAO report on LNG terminal security highlighted the need for new uniform safety measures. According to Marine Log, Cummings introduced legislation that would prohibit approval of any LNG terminal anywhere in the country until...
Jamaica Weighs LNG Terminal Options
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Jamaica Weighs LNG Terminal Options
According to Platts LNG Daily, Jamaican government officials are considering whether to continue with a proposed offshore LNG regasification facility or switch to a more expensive onshore terminal. An onshore facility is under consideration now because it could receive larger Q-Flex and Q-Max LNG...
Editorial: N.Y. Governor Should Act to Stop Broadwater LNG
Posted on Jan 17, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Editorial: N.Y. Governor Should Act to Stop Broadwater LNG
The Stamford Times (Conn.) offers an editorial today requesting that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) “take aggressive action to block” the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. The editorial goes on to reiterate the major safety and environmental concerns, including possible effects on shipping caused by LNG tanker transit through Long Island...
LNG Opponents Concerned by Cargo Ship’s Engine Failure in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Jan 17, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Concerned by Cargo Ship’s Engine Failure in Head Harbour Passage
A U.S. Coast Guard officer told the Bangor Daily News that early Saturday morning, a Dutch-owned cargo vessel attempted to enter the Federal Marine Terminal at Eastport, Maine, but experienced an engine failure while transiting the Head Harbour Passage. Although the cargo ship did not run aground, it did drag its anchor. A spokesman for Save Passamaquoddy Bay says it plans to discuss...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jan 15, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Nanaimo Daily News (via LexisNexis) (opposed to WestPac LNG proposal)