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First U.S. Shale Gas Reaches Japan

Reuters reports that Japan’s JERA Co., a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, has imported the country’s first LNG produced from U.S. shale gas in the lower-48 states.  Historically, Japan has imported U.S. LNG only from Alaska.  According the report, the LNG was produced at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana, was shipped...

State Corporation Takes Over Alaska LNG Project

The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced that it has reached an agreement with affiliates of ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips, whereby AGDC will assume the responsibility for the technical and regulatory activities associated with the proposed Alaska LNG project, consisting of an 800-mile pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies, a liquefaction and LNG export...

Bear Head LNG Feeder Pipeline Receives Environmental Approval

On December 22, 2016, the Nova Scotia Minister of Environment approved the environmental assessment authorizing construction of Bear Paw Pipeline Corporation Inc.’s (Bear Paw) 62.5 mile pipeline to provide gas to the proposed Bear Head LNG export facility in Point Tupper, Richmond County, Nova Scotia. The Bear Paw pipeline would interconnect the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline...

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