Fearmongering about LNG ignores that it is safer than crude
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Hysterical hatred against natural gas and LNG is resulting in blatant lies and fearmongering.
● It is safer to transport LNG than crude oil, gasoline or diesel.
First up, the woke hysteria, then followed by facts.
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“Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Permanently Ban Rail Shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas.
Warning of the risk of an explosion and catastrophe along a densely populated route, congressional representatives from Pennsylvania ask a federal agency to finalize a rollback of a Trump-era rule.
Seven members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to permanently ban shipments of liquefied natural gas by rail, arguing that a plan to ship the
● highly explosive fuel
through their districts to a proposed export terminal in New Jersey poses the risk of “catastrophic impacts.’’
The Biden administration had ordered the suspension of gas shipments by rail in November 2021, freezing a controversial 2020 decision by the Trump administration to greenlight the practice. …”
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“Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is often regarded as extremely dangerous and toxic with container ships called floating bombs.
But is this perception accurate?
● The historical reality is that LNG has the best safety record of all common fuel types and is completely non-toxic.
Of course natural gas vapors are flammable and present safety hazards that must be managed,
● but these hazards are substantially less than for gasoline, diesel and other liquid fuels.
LNG is cryogenically cooled natural gas which is liquefied to reduce the volume for shipping and storage.
… When LNG spills on the ground or water it vaporizes quickly and leaves behind no residues.
LNG spills on water do not harm aquatic life or damage waterways in any way.
As LNG vaporizes, the vapor cloud can ignite if there is a source of ignition, but otherwise LNG dissipates completely.
… LNG shipping is considered much safer than comparable crude oil shipping.
● P&L insurance rates are 25% less for LNG container shipping than for crude oil shipping. …”