President Obama Signs Bill Encouraging Exports of LNG on U.S.-Flagged Vessels
Posted on Jan 9, 2015 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on President Obama Signs Bill Encouraging Exports of LNG on U.S.-Flagged Vessels
President Obama has signed into law S. 2444, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, which among other things, reauthorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission, and encourages the use of U.S.-flagged vessels for LNG exports from the United States. Section 308 of the Act requires the Comptroller General of the United States to...
Oregon LNG Sues Army Corps of Engineers for Rights to LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Jan 8, 2015 in State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Sues Army Corps of Engineers for Rights to LNG Terminal Site
The Oregonian reports that LNG Development Company, LLC (Oregon LNG) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) seeking to nullify a USACE land-use easement that could conflict with Oregon LNG’s rights to the site for its proposed import and export terminal in Warrenton, Ore. USACE responded by defending its rights to the easement and seeking to dismiss...
Bill Introduced to Expedite DOE LNG Export Approvals
Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bill Introduced to Expedite DOE LNG Export Approvals
Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and six other co-sponsors introduced the “LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act,” which is intended to expedite the U.S. Department of Energy’s approval process for LNG exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the United States (Non-FTA countries). According to the press release, the bill...
N.J. State Officials Request Federal Rejection of Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.J. State Officials Request Federal Rejection of Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
New Jersey Ninth District Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove have sent a letter to the U.S. Maritime Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard and FERC expressing their opposition to and urging rejection of Liberty Natural Gas Company’s (Liberty) application for the proposed Port Ambrose LNG deepwater port located offshore of New...
B.C. Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Conversion of Pipelines Supplying LNG Terminals to Oil Transportation
Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Conversion of Pipelines Supplying LNG Terminals to Oil Transportation
The Province of British Columbia (B.C.) has adopted a regulation to ensure pipelines built to support LNG facilities will not be permitted to transport oil or diluted bitumen. The regulation was adopted to address First Nations’ environmental concerns with the potential for such conversions. Read more in the Reuters...