[seadog] Another blow for LNG
- From: "Tom Blanchard" <tomblanchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "SEADOG" <seadog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:39:39 -0500
Posted 2/7/05 9:55:22 AM
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary John A.
Hughes has determined that the proposed LNG off-loading pier in the Delaware
River is prohibited by the State?s Coastal Zone Act. The decision is in
response to the Dec. 7, 2004 application of Crown Landing LLC to ascertain
if a new pier facility to transfer liquefied natural gas (LNG) from ships in
the Delaware River to storage tanks in New Jersey is allowable under the
Coastal Zone Act.
In his letter of decision to the company, Secretary Hughes writes that his
decision ?does not come without some appreciation of the need for additional
natural gas supplies in this country nor the relative cleanliness of natural
gas compared to other energy fuels.? However, he finds that despite the
possible benefits, under the Act, the proposed facility ?represents a
prohibited offshore bulk product transfer facility? with no accompanying
manufacturing use that would meet the exemption definition. In addition, he
concludes that as proposed, the facility ?exhibits characteristics
sufficient to deem it a heavy industry,? which is also prohibited under the
Act.
Crown Landing LLC, a subsidiary of BP, proposed an LNG facility with a
docking site that lies within Delaware?s Coastal Zone. The facility would
occupy 19 acres in the Delaware River for a 2000 foot pier with one ship
berth. The pier could accommodate LNG carriers from 138,000 cubic meters to
200,000 cubic meters in capacity. The pier would have one 44-inch diameter
liquid unloading line to the storage tanks. The pier would convey the LNG to
a storage and regassification facility on 40 acres in Logan Township, N.J.
where existing gas pipelines would convey the gas to customers in the
region.
A 14-day appeal period follows the Feb. 6, 2005 date of publication of the
legal notice of this decision. Appeals must be filed to the State Coastal
Zone Industrial Control Board. Appeal forms may be acquired by calling
Dennis Brown, DNREC Planning and Compliance Assistance, (302) 739-3091. The
appeal fee is $100.
Where will the LNG for New England come from???
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