By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 13 -- Neptune LNG LLC, a subsidiary of Suez LNG LLC, said its application with the US Coast Guard to build a deepwater port 22 miles off Boston has entered into a statutory 330-day review period.
Neptune LNG anticipates the project's development phase, including regulatory and public consultation and evaluation, and a formal project application review, will take 15-18 months. Construction of the proposed deepwater port would take another 3 years.
In a related development, Neptune filed an Environmental Notification Form with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act unit.
Suez LNG's subsidiary, Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC, owns an LNG receiving terminal in Everett, Mass., that has operated since 1971.
If approved, the deepwater port would operate by mooring specially designed LNG ships equipped to store, transport, and vaporize LNG. Gas would be sent through an existing subsea pipeline.
The port's submerged unloading buoy system would involve two separate buoys to ensure a continuous flow of gas deliveries. An LNG ship typically would moor for 4-8 days, depending on market demand.