An editorial in today’s Providence Journal notes that large ocean going vessels regularly transit the waters of Narragansett Bay without negatively impacting recreational boaters or hitting area bridges. Proposed LNG shipments into Narragansett and Mt. Hope bays will similarly have minimal impacts on recreational boating and pose no threat to “bridge safety.” From the “Bay’s [...]

In a strongly worded “Legislature’s LNG circus” editorial, the Providence Journal points out the lack of facts and logic in the Rhode Island General Assembly’s treatment of proposed LNG shipments into Narragansett Bay: Logic has not always been the hallmark of any legislature. But the virulence of politicians directed against the Weaver’s Cove project in [...]

The “bridge safety” legislation (H-7014B, S-2125A) recently passed by the General Assembly would require any LNG ship to have at least 30′ of clearance under all Rhode Island bridges. This legislation, in fact, has nothing to do with “bridge safety,” but is a blatant attempt to block LNG tanker shipments under the Mt. Hope Bridge [...]

Statement of Weaver’s Cove Energy in Response to S-2125 Introduced by Sen. Walter S. Felag Jr. Senate Bill 2125, introduced by Sen. Walter S. Felag Jr., is supposedly designed to protect the safety of the Pell and Mt. Hope bridges by requiring any ship over 150 feet in length whose primary cargo is hazardous material [...]

On July 30, 2009, the Coast Guard, which is responsible for assuring the safety and security of marine operations in all U.S. waters, issued a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) for the Weaver’s Cove Energy Offshore Berth Project. Regarding the transit of LNG vessels through Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays, the LOR determined that the “applicable [...]

Watch Hess LNG President & CEO Gordon Shearer respond to the many misleading claims about LNG shipments in this 10 News Conference “Special Assignment” segment hosted by Frank Coletta.

Representative Raymond Gallison has embarked on his fourth legislative initiative aimed at blocking the Weaver’s Cove’s LNG project. His latest attempt, like the others, has no basis in fact and is almost certainly unconstitutional. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and U.S. Coast Guard have taken account of Representative Gallison’s stated concerns and have consistently discounted [...]

Today’s Providence Journal has an op-ed from Ted Gehrig, chief operating officer of Weaver’s Cove Energy, responding to false and misleading claims made by by Rhode Island State Rep. Douglas Gablinske: In their Feb. 6 Commentary piece (“Safety, convenience and flounder all argue against LNG”), Rep. Douglas W. Gablinske and four other state representatives claimed [...]

Members of the General Assembly recently introduced a bill, H-7014, purportedly to protect the safety of local bridges by banning any ship with hazardous cargo from passing under any Rhode Island bridge without a 25-foot clearance. The bill, in fact, has absolutely nothing to do with “bridge safety,” but is rather a thinly disguised attempt [...]

On January 22nd, the Providence Journal published an article titled, “R.I. bill would stop LNG tankers from traveling under Mount Hope Bridge.” The reporter quotes a number of individuals in the article and we want to ensure that information regarding our project is factually correct. It is telling that the individual with the most relevant [...]