DOE Grants Freeport LNG Final Non-FTA Export Authorizations
Posted on Nov 14, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Freeport LNG Final Non-FTA Export Authorizations
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two final orders authorizing Freeport LNG and its affiliates to export a total 657 Bcf/yr of LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. DOE had previously issued orders authorizing such exports subject to satisfactory completion of environmental review for the proposal. The final orders considered the...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Approving Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Nov 14, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Approving Freeport LNG Export Terminal
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club and Galveston Baykeeper’s rehearing request of FERC’s order authorizing construction of the Freeport LNG export terminal near Quintana Island, Brazoria County, Texas. FERC’s order on rehearing denied arguments that, among others things, FERC’s authorization order (1) should have considered induced natural gas production as an indirect...
IEA Report Estimates Canadian LNG Supplies Will Be Among the Most Expensive
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on IEA Report Estimates Canadian LNG Supplies Will Be Among the Most Expensive
The Financial Post reports that a new International Energy Agency study predicts that LNG supplies from Canada will be among the most expensive in the world, second to Australia LNG...
Article Discusses Marketing Efforts of U.S. West Coast LNG Export Terminal Sponsors
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Article Discusses Marketing Efforts of U.S. West Coast LNG Export Terminal Sponsors
Representatives from Oregon LNG and Jordan Cove Energy Project, sponsors of two proposed LNG export terminals in Oregon, were in Asia recently trying to enlist buyers of LNG supplies from their terminals. The sponsors touted the benefits of their projects’ locations compared to terminals located on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Read more in the Petroleum Economist...
DOE Secretary Moniz to Provide Input on LNG Export Bill
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Secretary Moniz to Provide Input on LNG Export Bill
According to The Hill, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz is expected to provide input on environmental review and other issues contained in legislation sponsored by Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) that is intended to expedite DOE approval of LNG export...