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Green light to the landing place of the ships to metaniere New Panamax to the Offshore terminal of OLT LNG Tuscany
Ok of the Ministry of the Atmosphere also to the increment of the thermal delta of seawater, while the authorization is denied to uses it of according to drainage for the maintenance operations
November 10, 2015
Offshore society OLT LNG Tuscany has announced that the Ministry of the Atmosphere and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea has expressed to seem favorable to the reception of the ships pertaining to the class New Panamax by the terminal of regasification managed from the company, that is to about 22 kilometers from the coast between Livorno and Pisa.
Offshore OLT LNG Tuscany has remembered that these ships currently possess the same dimensions of the ships authorized persons, but they differ some for the dimensions of the tanks that allow a advanced which liquified natural gas storage. The company has emphasized that such modification will allow therefore with the terminal of having a greater flexibility and strategicità, being profitable possible the reception of about 90% of the ships metaniere existing in the world; the class ships New Panamax, in fact, represent the new currently adopted constructive standard. Offshore OLT LNG Tuscany has evidenced moreover that from the environmental point of view the emissivo impact total remains unchanged and also on the front of safety not variations are being the positive opinion, already expressed in the merit, by Technical CTR-Committee Regionale.
Offshore OLT LNG Tuscany has specified that the Ministry of the Atmosphere has authorized also the increment of the thermal delta of seawater, necessary to the activity of regasification of terminal FSRU Tuscany. To seem negative instead is expressed by the ministry regarding the demand for the society to use drainage SF3, according to drainage used from the terminal for the maintenance operations. Offshore OLT LNG Tuscany has specified that to such purpose the possibility is reserved to introduce in future a new documentation and puts up detail deepenings.
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