NERA Hired to Conduct DOE LNG Exports Study
Posted on Nov 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on NERA Hired to Conduct DOE LNG Exports Study
Reuters reports that NERA Economic Consulting has been hired to conduct the U.S. Department of Energy’s study on the macroeconomic effects of increased U.S. LNG exports on the U.S....
Cook Inlet Producer Agrees Not to Export LNG Until Local Needs Are Met
Posted on Nov 19, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cook Inlet Producer Agrees Not to Export LNG Until Local Needs Are Met
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Hilcorp Energy has agreed not to sell gas into the LNG export market until Cook Inlet, Alaska’s utility needs are met. Hilcorp also agreed to cap the price of gas sold to local utilities and industrial consumers to address regulators’ concerns with Hilcorp’s pending acquisition of Marathon Oil Company’s Alaska...
DOE LNG Export Report to be Released by Year’s End
Posted on Nov 15, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE LNG Export Report to be Released by Year’s End
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chris Smith, deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, has confirmed that DOE’s much anticipated macroeconomic report that will consider the impacts of LNG exports on the U.S. economy will be released by the end of this...
BG Group’s Prince Rupert LNG Terminal Still Many Years Away
Posted on Nov 15, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BG Group’s Prince Rupert LNG Terminal Still Many Years Away
BG Group representatives recently told local officials that they do not expect a final investment decision on their proposed LNG terminal on Ridley Island, British Columbia until sometime in 2013. The first LNG exports are not expected to begin until late 2019 or early 2020 after completing an environmental assessment and a four year construction schedule. Read more in The Northern...
Smaller Scale LNG Terminal Facilities and Bunkering Vessels Proposed for U.S. Ship Fuel
Posted on Nov 14, 2012 in Liquefaction, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Smaller Scale LNG Terminal Facilities and Bunkering Vessels Proposed for U.S. Ship Fuel
An article in Marine Log discusses the efforts of Waller Marine Inc. and its affiliates to develop up to seven small scale liquefaction facilities along the U.S. coasts and LNG bunker vessels to supply LNG for marine...