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In U.S., the Lure of Export May Further Fuel Natural Gas Boom
Posted by Yale Environment 360: Shaun Goho on January 2nd, 2013
Yale Environment 360: Several years ago, the Hess Corporation’s plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Fall River, Massachusetts was the subject of heated controversy and fierce community opposition. But Hess was undeterred, amending its original design and proposing an “offshore berth” that would send the LNG to the shore through an underwater “cryogenic pipeline.”
In 2011, however, Hess suddenly announced it was abandoning the project, known as Weaver’s Cove. What killed the terminal? It was...
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