Excelerate Energy Signs Agreement to Use U.S. Mariners Onboard LNG Tankers
Posted on Mar 22, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Excelerate Energy Signs Agreement to Use U.S. Mariners Onboard LNG Tankers
The Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) on Tuesday announced a deal to place U.S.-citizen deck and engineering officers onboard Excelerate Energy’s LNG vessels. “This agreement recognizes the concerns [that] many in Congress, various state governments and the public have about the safety and security of LNG,” said MEBA President Ron Davis. Suez LNG...
NorthernStar Official Discusses Columbia River LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Mar 22, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on NorthernStar Official Discusses Columbia River LNG Vessel Transit
Paul Soanes, the president of NorthernStar Natural Gas, asserts that LNG vessels en route to his company’s proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal will not hamper shipping traffic along the Columbia River. Nevertheless, he said that NorthernStar welcomes the U.S. Coast Guard’s recommendations to ensure the safe navigation of LNG vessels. The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) has...
Editorial: Public Opposition to Weaver’s Cove Terminal Justified
Posted on Mar 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Editorial: Public Opposition to Weaver’s Cove Terminal Justified
The Standard-Times asserts that a recent GAO report regarding LNG tanker safety justifies local opposition to the approved Weaver’s Cove terminal in Fall River, Mass. “The company would be wise to choose another location — preferably offshore — where thousands of people would not be imperiled if the worst actually occurred,” the editorial...
Canadian Liberal Party Leader Opposes LNG Vessel Transit Through Head Harbor Passage
Posted on Mar 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Liberal Party Leader Opposes LNG Vessel Transit Through Head Harbor Passage
Stephané Dion, the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, on Friday declared his opposition to LNG vessels transiting through Head Harbour Passage en route to two proposed terminals in Maine. The executive director of a St. Croix River environmental group heralded Dion’s stance as “huge” because the Liberal Party had not expressed an unequivocal position when it was...
Columbia River Pilots Say LNG Transit Can Be Safe
Posted on Mar 19, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Columbia River Pilots Say LNG Transit Can Be Safe
In an article published by The Daily News (Longview, Wash.), Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson shares his first-hand experience aboard an LNG vessel as it transited through Boston Harbor to the Distrigas LNG terminal. According to the publication, the excursion in October was part of an effort undertaken by Johnson and two other pilots to research navigation tools and...
GAO Report: Further Study Needed on LNG Tanker Fires
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on GAO Report: Further Study Needed on LNG Tanker Fires
A February 2007 GAO report released publicly yesterday by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce urges the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct additional research on the potential public safety risks of fires or vapor clouds caused by terrorist attacks on LNG vessels. The GAO’s panel of experts agree generally on the impacts to public safety from an LNG spill including that...