Sabine Pass LNG Trains 1 and 2 Over 50% Completed
Posted on Jan 23, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Trains 1 and 2 Over 50% Completed
Sabine Pass LNG filed a report with FERC on construction activities at its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The report, covering activities through December 2013, states that Stage 1 (trains 1 and 2) engineering is 90.7% complete, procurement is 82.9%, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 30.5% and 12.9% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project...
Japan Looks at Canadian LNG Supplies but Potential Obstacles Remain
Posted on Jan 22, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Japan Looks at Canadian LNG Supplies but Potential Obstacles Remain
The Globe and Mail reports that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are looking favorably upon obtaining LNG from British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. However, possible shortages of labor for terminal construction, details of the impending B.C. LNG tax, and the potential for a global LNG supply glut have raised concerns over whether a Japan-Canada LNG relationship...
Article Discusses Issues Raised by Alaska’s Participation in LNG Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Article Discusses Issues Raised by Alaska’s Participation in LNG Project
An article in the Alaska Dispatch discusses royalty, taxes, and market issues associated with the State of Alaska’s recent signing of an agreement to participate in the proposed Alaska LNG project, a proposed pipeline and LNG export terminal intended to access North Slope gas supplies for export to Asian nations. The article also states that Alaska Governor Parnell intends to ask the...
Senator Murkowski Pushing for Increased Exports of U.S. LNG and Other Energy Sources
Posted on Jan 17, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Murkowski Pushing for Increased Exports of U.S. LNG and Other Energy Sources
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has released a White Paper calling for regulatory reforms to permit increased exports of U.S. energy supplies, including LNG. Regarding LNG, the White Paper recommends that “DOE [] expedite its review process for applications to export LNG to non-[Free Trade Agreement] countries and that “[f]ederal environmental review of gas projects should not include...
Woodside Signs Agreement for B.C. Land for Potential LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 17, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Woodside Signs Agreement for B.C. Land for Potential LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that Australian company Woodside Petroleum has signed an agreement with the government of British Columbia (B.C.) to acquire land at Grassy Point, B.C. for the development of an LNG export terminal. Aurora LNG, a joint venture led by CNOOC Ltd. of China, earlier entered a similar agreement for development of an LNG export terminal at Grassy...