European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 25, 2013 in Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
LNG Refueling Stations for Europe’s Big Ports (Port Finance International) (Proposed Rule) EU Funds French LNG Bunkering Project Study (Natural Gas Europe)
U.S. Senators Support Increased LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Support Increased LNG Exports
Senator David Vitter (R-LA), Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and freshman Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) sent letters to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu urging DOE to approve additional exports of...
Former Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Supports LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Former Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Supports LNG Exports
Edward G. Rendell, the Democratic former Governor of Pennsylvania, submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu in support of LNG exports and urging DOE to approve the pending applications to export...
Dow Chemical Files Comments with DOE Opposing LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Dow Chemical Files Comments with DOE Opposing LNG Exports
Dow Chemical filed comments today in response to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) commissioned macroeconomic study by NERA Economic Consulting. Reiterating its prior public positions, Dow urges the DOE to take a go-slow approach on LNG exports, arguing that U.S. manufacturing jobs and economic growth are at stake with DOE’s decisions. Dow specifically challenges NERA’s...
Caterpillar and U.S. Chamber Oppose LNG Export Restrictions
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Caterpillar and U.S. Chamber Oppose LNG Export Restrictions
Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Illinois, released a statement that it opposed limitations on LNG exports because they would discourage economic growth and be counterproductive to U.S. efforts to keep other countries from embracing similar policies. John Murphy, Vice President for International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, writes in Politico that companies should be free to...