LNG Terminal Gets Eco-Boost: Backup Compressor Cuts Harmful Leaks
Published Date: 5/1/2025
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Summary
Distrigas of Massachusetts wants to upgrade its Everett LNG terminal by adding a backup gas compressor to reduce harmful gas releases and keep things running smoothly. This change helps the environment and improves safety without expanding the terminal’s footprint. If you’re interested, you have until a set deadline to speak up or get involved!
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Adds backup compressor to cut vents
Distrigas will add a redundant boil-off gas (BOG) compressor at the Everett, Massachusetts LNG terminal that will double the BOG capture ability and minimize excess BOG venting to the atmosphere. The company says this will improve its ability to mitigate excess emissions and improve operational safety.
No expansion of terminal footprint
DOMAC says the BOG Compressor Project will be constructed within aboveground structures inside the existing Everett LNG terminal footprint and will not expand the terminal’s footprint. This means the work is confined to the current site in Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Public can comment or intervene
Anyone may file comments, protests, or a motion to intervene in Docket CP25-207-000; there is no fee to file. The deadline to file a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 16, 2025; intervenors gain party status, the right to request rehearing, and the right to later challenge Commission orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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