http://www.lnglawblog.comSutherland RSS Feed en-US Copyright Sutherland webmaster@sablaw.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:57 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:57 GMThttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=e1956ce2-c2b6-483b-a7dc-14414cf718de&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=e1956ce2-c2b6-483b-a7dc-14414cf718de&RSS=trueFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:06 GMTreaffirmed its prior decision that, despite a challenge submitted by the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the City of Fall River, Mass., in the Weaver's Cove LNG project proceeding, the agency's regulations on the location of LNG facilities "satisfy the applicable statutory provisions."]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0986b920-3f86-43d9-b4a0-12dddae5fa76&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0986b920-3f86-43d9-b4a0-12dddae5fa76&RSS=trueFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:26:50 GMTThe Gleaner that he is frustrated with the mixed messages reportedly given by Trinidad & Tobago regarding the country's LNG reserves, saying that "[o]ne day they have reserves and another day they are running out of reserves[, s]o you never know where you are."]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=bb497f3d-9e26-4aab-a5e7-11fb2e3051ed&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=bb497f3d-9e26-4aab-a5e7-11fb2e3051ed&RSS=trueFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:23:54 GMTissued an LNG export license to BC LNG Export Co-operative LLC, permitting the company to export 47.9 Bcm of LNG over a 20-year term. The Vancouver Sun offers additional coverage.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9f010a78-125d-48b1-8e96-0fdd7601cf3a&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9f010a78-125d-48b1-8e96-0fdd7601cf3a&RSS=trueFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:18:06 GMTPlatts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the first cargo scheduled for delivery at the Manzanillo LNG import facility has been delayed until March 2012 due to dredging issues and rerouting of a railroad track near the facility.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=90b97f02-0e9a-4add-98e9-0ba6d4ac2ae4&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=90b97f02-0e9a-4add-98e9-0ba6d4ac2ae4&RSS=trueFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:15:11 GMTPlatts LNG Daily, Sec. Chu also noted a number of potential benefits of U.S. LNG export projects, including job creation. [Subscription required]]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=07cbdfc4-8c7a-4672-96d8-11792d57e7f3&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=07cbdfc4-8c7a-4672-96d8-11792d57e7f3&RSS=trueThu, 02 Feb 2012 18:51:31 GMTSabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. The Implementation Plan is available in FERC's eLibrary under Docket No. CP11-72.

Separately, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offered comments on the EA prepared for the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project, concluding that no further consultation on threatened or endangered species is necessary, barring any significant change in the project scope or location. The agency recommends, however, that the project developers adjust their mitigation plans to buy credits at mitigation banks within the surrounding region that contain emergent marshland. These comments also are available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP11-72.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=b0b0df35-151b-4877-bf3c-64daf236ddb5&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=b0b0df35-151b-4877-bf3c-64daf236ddb5&RSS=trueWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:41:47 GMTWorld Gas Intelligence [subscription required] that Cheniere Energy will likely conclude financing for the planned Sabine Pass Liquefaction project by the end of March 2012.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7f495119-e2da-4703-96db-60c28fdba5c9&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7f495119-e2da-4703-96db-60c28fdba5c9&RSS=trueWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:37:28 GMTDowneast LNG import project. The request, available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-52, focuses on information supporting the company's vapor dispersion analysis submitted in November 2011.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=4163b777-54d0-497d-a108-5ddf498cb7fd&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=4163b777-54d0-497d-a108-5ddf498cb7fd&RSS=trueWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:45 GMT

• Klaipedos Nafta to Be Responsible for Building LNG Terminal (Baltic Course)
• Cyprus May Get a Natural Gas Terminal (Cyprus Property)

]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=31f67215-a0de-421d-a85a-5c3ff954cc29&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=31f67215-a0de-421d-a85a-5c3ff954cc29&RSS=trueWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:23 GMTForbes discusses the market circumstances that have compelled several LNG import project owners to shift their projects to LNG exporting facilities. The piece also notes that some local residents and domestic gas users have opposed large scale LNG exports.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=459af0b0-8bac-49dd-b103-1b5e53c7896f&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=459af0b0-8bac-49dd-b103-1b5e53c7896f&RSS=trueWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:06:10 GMTPlatts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that a company official from Cheniere Energy speaking at an industry conference said that his company will target gas buyers in the Caribbean region as a key market for Cheniere's planned Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction and export facility. The official noted that strengthening Sabine Pass LNG's financial footing would allow the Corpus Christi LNG project to contract with gas buyers with lower credit ratings.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7545b6cb-b8ce-462c-b100-14dd747c21e9&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7545b6cb-b8ce-462c-b100-14dd747c21e9&RSS=trueTue, 31 Jan 2012 16:08:21 GMTPlatts LNG Daily [subscription required], several members of the LNG industry expressed concern over whether the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) might revoke LNG export authority even after authorizing exports. The industry participants noted that portions of DOE's authorization of LNG exports from the Sabine Pass LNG facility suggest that DOE may assert authority to rescind an LNG export permit under the Natural Gas Act.

Separately, Platts LNG Daily also reports that an industry analyst with BP views the issues surrounding U.S. LNG exports as political, not economic, challenges. [Subscription required]]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0affe91d-2669-4635-abf0-143a19a1e389&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0affe91d-2669-4635-abf0-143a19a1e389&RSS=trueTue, 31 Jan 2012 15:43:45 GMTEnvironmental Assessment (EA) prepared for the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. The comments criticize the EA, stating that the document does not consider secondary and tertiary environmental impacts, such as rising natural gas prices inducing more coal-fired electricity generation. Find the Sierra Club's comments in FERC's eLibrary under Docket No. CP11-72.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=fc9eac09-d5e1-42db-ae54-10e770b77fa8&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=fc9eac09-d5e1-42db-ae54-10e770b77fa8&RSS=trueTue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:13 GMTFall River Herald News reports that a "for sale" sign has been placed on the site of the cancelled Weaver's Cove LNG import project. However, the piece notes that local residents remain confused regarding project developer Hess LNG's ultimate plans for the site.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0906700b-8c3f-46c7-93ed-3bb8998cb65f&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0906700b-8c3f-46c7-93ed-3bb8998cb65f&RSS=trueMon, 30 Jan 2012 17:08:44 GMTannounced that they have entered into an LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA). Under the terms of the SPA, KOGAS will purchase 3.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG for a term of 20 years beginning with the commencement of operations of Train 3 at the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction facility.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9b30ceba-60b8-4dc9-967b-3b1ed3604826&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9b30ceba-60b8-4dc9-967b-3b1ed3604826&RSS=trueMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:48:31 GMTapplication to export natural gas as LNG to countries with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement in place. According to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Farrell noted the significant natural gas supplies in the region surrounding Dominion's Cove Point LNG facility.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a3980bb3-d7e2-48ff-b9b2-3a9a875c8fe8&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a3980bb3-d7e2-48ff-b9b2-3a9a875c8fe8&RSS=trueMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:43:47 GMTHonolulu Civil Beat.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=5094511e-ff85-40b6-8768-39fa02892726&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=5094511e-ff85-40b6-8768-39fa02892726&RSS=trueMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:35 GMTVancouver Sun that the "long-term plan is to convert all of the ships" in BC Ferries'  fleet to LNG.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=4270a24d-87ea-47ab-b55d-386389d83640&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=4270a24d-87ea-47ab-b55d-386389d83640&RSS=trueMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:35:52 GMTPlatts LNG Daily [subscription required], the project manager for Jamaica's planned LNG import project said that the country’s government remains committed to the project. His comments followed the appointment of Phillip Paulwell as Minister of Mining and Energy.

Separately, an op-ed piece carried by the Jamaica Gleaner notes that LNG imports to Jamaica could face a number of market challenges.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=be5b5f95-54ca-4892-afdb-d0029a75850d&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=be5b5f95-54ca-4892-afdb-d0029a75850d&RSS=trueFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:53:43 GMTPlatts LNG Daily [subscription required].]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=efb94654-f0a7-404c-ae42-ce6706d74deb&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=efb94654-f0a7-404c-ae42-ce6706d74deb&RSS=trueFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:32:17 GMTFinancial Post, Ellis Ross, chief councillor for the Haisla Nation, argues that LNG export projects on Canada's Pacific coast are preferable to investments in an oil pipeline and export facility.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=535bf811-20d4-4b80-98a3-ce540bad459a&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=535bf811-20d4-4b80-98a3-ce540bad459a&RSS=trueFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:27:06 GMT

• "Reserves Boost" for Snohvit (Upstream Online)

]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=428939a0-10f7-4b83-b1f4-cdf0bbc12d5e&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=428939a0-10f7-4b83-b1f4-cdf0bbc12d5e&RSS=trueFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:16:43 GMTdiscussion at the Brookings Institution, AOL Energy reports that the expansion of the Panama Canal  reduces  the distance between proposed LNG export facilities in the United States and LNG consuming markets in Asia, making U.S. LNG exports "instantly economic."]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=396bb181-b597-4d43-a96f-08bd27477ac3&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=396bb181-b597-4d43-a96f-08bd27477ac3&RSS=trueThu, 26 Jan 2012 17:54:17 GMTFederal Register.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=e5a8685c-3fa2-4c4f-9a92-08ba3689cbfb&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=e5a8685c-3fa2-4c4f-9a92-08ba3689cbfb&RSS=trueThu, 26 Jan 2012 17:43:24 GMTPlatts LNG Daily, the analysts state that North American LNG export proposals face a number of regulatory and market challenges. [Subscription required]]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=14d70041-cab6-484a-8b2a-07c6f288af21&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=14d70041-cab6-484a-8b2a-07c6f288af21&RSS=trueThu, 26 Jan 2012 17:39:41 GMTSale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for LNG exported via the Sabine Pass LNG facility. Under the terms of the amended agreement, BG has agreed to purchase an additional two million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG, bringing the total amount to 5.5 mtpa. According to a press release, BG now has secured a portion of the output from the Sabine Pass facility's liquefaction trains two, three, and four as they commence operations.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=d4a41776-230a-401e-844c-0713f6103fbf&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=d4a41776-230a-401e-844c-0713f6103fbf&RSS=trueThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:17:10 GMTExpress Tribune (Pakistan) reports that U.S. embassy officials have lobbied the Pakistani government to replace planned natural gas purchases from Iran with less expensive natural gas supplies from the United States. A government official stated that the United States has not made any firm offer to supply LNG to Pakistan, but that the U.S. Agency for International Development provided a briefing on the global LNG market.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0e23a9f6-37d2-4c07-b33e-011af11bbcec&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0e23a9f6-37d2-4c07-b33e-011af11bbcec&RSS=trueThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:14:24 GMTstudy published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) likely overstates the impacts of U.S. LNG exports on domestic gas prices. According to Platts, the analysts noted that the likely volume of LNG exports is far less than the 6-12 Bcf/d scenario analyzed by the study.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=f5a8d5e9-c674-457a-ac71-00e84f7c8b2f&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=f5a8d5e9-c674-457a-ac71-00e84f7c8b2f&RSS=trueThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:38 GMTGulf Coast LNG Export project. According to the Brownsville Herald, the site includes 500 acres of the Port's property.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=b16647e1-fee2-4cb1-8b8e-f550b29b9c23&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=b16647e1-fee2-4cb1-8b8e-f550b29b9c23&RSS=trueTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:24:47 GMTreports that the United States received approximately 19% of Trinidad and Tobago's LNG exports in 2011, while approximately 60% of the country's LNG exports went to destinations in Asia, Europe, and South America. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides additional coverage.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=410109a1-26ca-417a-9a05-f37e99498354&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=410109a1-26ca-417a-9a05-f37e99498354&RSS=trueTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:21:25 GMT

• France's Montoir Terminal to Offer Reloading Service (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]

]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=71d6bce0-b631-4c4d-8b05-f019b656db91&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=71d6bce0-b631-4c4d-8b05-f019b656db91&RSS=trueTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:16:25 GMTCorpus Christi LNG liquefaction project with FERC. The report, submitted under FERC's pre-filing procedures, is available in the Commission's eLibrary under Docket No. PF12-3.

Separately, the Wall Street Journal [subscription required] offers an analysis of Cheniere Energy, concluding that the company faces a number of challenges in the coming years as it works to bring the planned LNG export facilities at the Sabine Pass terminal online.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2185effa-dd4f-4b24-bc54-ed0316142d86&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2185effa-dd4f-4b24-bc54-ed0316142d86&RSS=trueTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:36 GMTBloomberg, Gruenspecht noted that domestic natural gas supply is growing faster than demand and that the surplus will likely be exported to Mexico and overseas.]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9672f8a6-a026-48d5-bf0d-6ad3c11bb2da&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9672f8a6-a026-48d5-bf0d-6ad3c11bb2da&RSS=trueMon, 23 Jan 2012 15:27:20 GMTPlatts LNG Daily that the U.S. territory may consider constructing an LNG import facility to accept LNG from U.S. exporters. [Subscription required]]]>Blog Entryhttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=89e8d58d-c20c-4e38-b3d1-6aa6896ffbc5&RSS=truehttp://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=89e8d58d-c20c-4e38-b3d1-6aa6896ffbc5&RSS=trueMon, 23 Jan 2012 15:23:25 GMT

• Poland Urged to Prepare for LNG Exports (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
• Lithuania Turns to LNG, Picks Hoegh for Platform (Reuters)

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