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What an LNG import system for Oahu would look like, according to critics
Summary
Speakers described a proposed system with LNG ships offshore, a regasification vessel about three miles off Oahu, and a pipeline to Campbell Industrial Park; they warned the plan would require new onshore infrastructure and long-term contracts.
Henry Curtis of Life of the Land described the physical plan critics say Jira is proposing: LNG carriers would meet an offshore floating facility roughly three miles off Oahu, transfer liquefied methane to a floating regasification unit, and then feed gas via a pipeline into Campbell Industrial Park for distribution to on-island users or to tie into HECO power plants.
"They wanna put a boat off almost 3 miles off the coast of Oahu," Curtis said, adding that some LNG could remain liquefied for fueling LNG-powered ships and some would be regasified and piped ashore. Curtis said the plan would also involve tugs and a fire barge during transfer operations and that additional onshore infrastructure decisions would follow separate state-level review processes.
Monex and Curtis stressed that the scale and configuration of the system (offshore vessel, pipeline route, onshore terminals) would determine cost and environmental reviews, and they urged precise disclosures about siting, contingency plans and emergency procedures before permitting moves forward.
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