Blue Racer Midstream LLC has started barging Appalachian natural gas liquids (NGL) to the Gulf Coast via the Ohio River, the company confirmed on Friday.
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Shell Launches LNG-Fueled Barge on Rhine River
As another step forward to use dedicated liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered barges in its maritime transport, Royal Dutch Shell plc recently launched the first dedicated LNG barge from a shipyard in the Netherlands for transporting liquids products on the Rhine River. Shell already has touted similar petroleum product shipping in the United States (see Daily GPI, March 6).
Tug, Barges Strike Louisiana Gas Pipe; Two Dead
A tug boat and two barges apparently struck a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring at least two others. Three other people were confirmed missing by state police. The accident occurred near Gulfport Energy Corp.’s West Cote Blanche Bay production facility, located near Baldwin, LA.