Witnesses Commend Economic Benefits of LNG Exports to House Panel
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Witnesses Commend Economic Benefits of LNG Exports to House Panel
Citing economic benefits to the U.S. economy, energy industry experts testified in support of LNG exports at last week’s hearing on the economic and geopolitical impacts of gas exports held before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Read more in the Oil & Gas Journal article. Testimony from the hearing can be found...
Progress Energy Canada Finalizes Agreement With JAPEX
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Progress Energy Canada Finalizes Agreement With JAPEX
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) announced today that they have finalized a deal with JAPEX Montney Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX), whereby JAPEX will acquire a 10% interest in Progress Energy Canada’s natural gas assets in northeast British Columbia and in the proposed...
Petronet LNG Signs Preliminary Agreement for Main Pass Hub LNG Supplies
Posted on Apr 26, 2013 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronet LNG Signs Preliminary Agreement for Main Pass Hub LNG Supplies
The Economic Times reports that Indian gas company Petronet LNG has signed a preliminary agreement with United LNG to buy 4 million tonnes of LNG per year for 20 years beginning in 2018. The LNG will be supplied from the Main Pass Energy Hub, a joint venture of United LNG and Freeport McMoRan Energy LLC, located in the Gulf of...
Alumina Plants in Jamaica to Switch to Gas
Posted on Apr 26, 2013 in LNG Exports, Technology | Comments Off on Alumina Plants in Jamaica to Switch to Gas
Russian aluminum producer UC Rusal announced that it will switch from fuel oil to natural gas as fuel for three alumina refineries that it operates in Jamaica. The gas will be purchased from BP Energy Company, liquefied at non-cryogenic temperatures at a facility expected to be located in Pascagoula, Miss., and then loaded and transported on ocean-going carriers to Jamaica using Sea...
FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
Posted on Apr 25, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
Today, FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Sabine Pass LNG Modification Project, which consists of various facility modifications to enhance the operation and reliability, and facilitate the construction, of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project currently under construction at the existing Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The EA concludes that approval...