Petronas and Progress Energy Moving Forward with BC LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 7, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronas and Progress Energy Moving Forward with BC LNG Terminal
The Ottawa Citizen reports that Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas and Canadian gas company Progress Energy have completed a feasibility study and are proceeding to the preliminary front-end engineering design phase for an LNG plant at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, despite the Canadian government’s recent rejection of Petronas’s proposed acquisition of...
Two LNG Export Projects Request FERC to Initiate Pre-Filing Procedures
Posted on Dec 6, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Two LNG Export Projects Request FERC to Initiate Pre-Filing Procedures
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC (Gulf LNG) has asked FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed two-phased liquefaction and export project that will be integrated with Gulf LNG Energy, LLC’s existing LNG terminal near Pascagoula, Miss. Gulf LNG anticipates in-service dates of September 2018 and March 2019 for Phases I and II,...
Reactions Vary to DOE Study on Macroeconomic Effects of LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 6, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Reactions Vary to DOE Study on Macroeconomic Effects of LNG Exports
The reactions to the U.S. Department of Energy’s release yesterday of the NERA study on the macroeconomic effects of LNG exports on the U.S. economy have been varied. Reuters provides a general overview of the study and reactions. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the incoming chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a statement that the study appears to...
DOE Releases Report on Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 5, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases Report on Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released the NERA Study assessing the macroeconomic impacts of LNG exports on the U.S. economy. The report finds that under all scenarios studied, the United States is projected to gain net economic benefits from allowing LNG exports, with an increase in net economic benefits as the level of LNG exports increased. The report also finds that...
Local Fishing Industry Group Supports Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Dec 4, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Fishing Industry Group Supports Oregon LNG Project
The Lower Columbia Alliance for Sustainable Fisheries filed a letter at FERC in support of Oregon LNG’s proposed bi-directional LNG terminal to be located at Warrenton, Ore., and the related pipeline. The group, consisting of mostly commercial, charter boat, and sport fishing families and businesses in the Lower Columbia that cater to the fishing industry, supports the project as...