Broadwater Provides DNV Report to Coast Guard
Posted on Feb 17, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Broadwater Provides DNV Report to Coast Guard
In response to the U.S. Coast Guard’s December 21, 2005 request for terminal-specific safety and security analysis, Broadwater today filed a report prepared by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) addressing the Coast Guard’s concerns. The report describes the larger, future generation LNG vessels and the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) proposed by Broadwater as...
Lambert Says Weaver’s Cove Should Undergo New Process
Posted on Feb 14, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Lambert Says Weaver’s Cove Should Undergo New Process
Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. says Hess LNG’s decision to use smaller vessels is a significant change that requires a new state approval process. “This vastly different and even more inappropriate plan should require the company to file a notice of project change with the state’s Executive Office of Environmental Affairs,” Lambert said in a letter to Lt. Gov....
Weaver’s Cove Amends LOI to Reflect Changes in Vessel Size
Posted on Feb 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Amends LOI to Reflect Changes in Vessel Size
In a letter dated Feb. 2, Weaver’s Cove Energy notified the U.S. Coast Guard of changes to its Letter of Intent; the changes reflect Friday’s announcement that Weaver’s Cove would use smaller vessels on a more frequent basis to transport LNG under the Brightman Street Bridge to the terminal. In its submission letter to FERC, Weaver’s Cove says that if the span...
Weaver’s Cove to Use Smaller Vessels
Posted on Feb 11, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove to Use Smaller Vessels
A spokesman for Weaver’s Cove said Friday that it will commission a fleet of small LNG carriers that can fit under the existing Brightman Street Bridge. The vessels would be 82 feet wide and have a capacity of 55,000 m3. The smaller size would require as many as three deliveries each week. The Boston Globe reports that, in response to concerns about increased opportunities for...
FERC Approval Does Not Stop Local Opposition
Posted on Feb 8, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Approval Does Not Stop Local Opposition
Today’s World Gas Intelligence uses Weaver’s Cove to highlight ongoing tensions between local and federal control of LNG terminal siting. Although opponents were unable to stop federal approval of the terminal, the presence of the Brightman Street Bridge makes it unclear how Hess will get LNG to the terminal if it is built. WGI notes that, despite the Energy Policy Act of...
Ships and Crews Are Vital to LNG Supply Chains
Posted on Feb 6, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Ships and Crews Are Vital to LNG Supply Chains
While the number of proposals for LNG regasification terminals is on the rise, Tony Bingham, Global LNG Business Manager with Lloyd’s Register Americas Inc., says the successful terminals will have a full supply chain lined up before construction of the facility is complete. Bingham maintains the shipping component is critical to the supply chain. “Many times I think that...