LNG

US regulators have issued a positive final environmental impact statement for the planned small-scale liquefaction plant planned for Jacksonville in Florida by Eagle LNG Partners to supply customers in the US and the Caribbean.

Jan 10 (LNGJ) - Eagle LNG, a subsidiary of Ferus Natural Gas Fuels, said it supplied fuel to the Crowley Maritime Corp. vessel “Taino”, the second of two of the world’s first combination container and roll-on-roll-off ships powered by LNG. The “Taino” was refueled at the Eagle LNG shoreside bunkering depot at Jacksonville port in Florida before starting service on the Puerto Rico trade route. The “Taino”, built at the VT Halter Marine shipyard at Pascagoula in Mississippi, is joining its sister ship “El Coqui” to provide fast and environmentally-friendly shipping between Florida and the US territory in the Caribbean at a cost of $550 million, including port upgrades.

Crowley Maritime Corp., the US shipping line, has taken delivery of the “Taino”, the second of two of the world’s first combination container and roll-on-roll-off ships powered by liquefied natural gas and to be refueled at the Eagle LNG shoreside bunkering depot at Jacksonville port in Florida for service on the Puerto Rico trade route.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has prepared a draft environmental impact statement for the mid-scale Jacksonville project in Florida proposed by Eagle LNG Partners to supply regional power and fuel markets.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued environmental schedules for 12 liquefied natural gas export plant applications currently pending, shortening the waiting time by between up to nine months and a year.