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On November 2, 2012, as a result of impacts caused by Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano issued a temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act to immediately allow additional oil tankers coming from the Gulf of Mexico to enter Northeastern ports, to provide additional fuel resources to the region. The action immediately allows additional ships, that would otherwise be barred, to begin shipping petroleum products from the Gulf of Mexico to Northeastern ports, increasing the access to fuel in the storm damaged region. The waiver is operative through November 13, 2012.
On November 3, 2012, the Secretary announced the expansion of the temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act, to also facilitate the transportation of feedstocks, blending components, and additives used to produce fuels. This action further expands the waiver to additional ships to begin shipping petroleum products or other feedstock’s, blending components, and additives used to produce fuels, from the Gulf of Mexico to Northeastern ports, increasing the access to fuel in the storm damaged region. |
