B.C. to Study Air Quality Impacts of Proposed Kitimat LNG Projects
Posted on Oct 9, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. to Study Air Quality Impacts of Proposed Kitimat LNG Projects
The Canadian Press reports that the British Columbia government will fund a study of the cumulative effects of air emissions from existing and proposed industrial developments, including three proposed LNG terminals, in the Kitimat area. The study will focus on sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, and a final report will be due to the government by March 31, 2014. The study...
Annova LNG Files Application to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Annova LNG Files Application to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Marketwired reports that Annova LNG, LLC (Annova) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export domestically produced LNG to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Annova proposes to export the LNG from a proposed facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas that will produce 2.0 millions of tons per annum (mtpa), or about 300,000 MMBtu/day,...
U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power to Hold Forum on Geopolitical Implications and Mutual Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Oct 8, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power to Hold Forum on Geopolitical Implications and Mutual Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a forum on the “Geopolitical Implications and Mutual Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports” on October 10, 2013. Representatives from several foreign countries, including Japan and India, will provide “perspectives on U.S. LNG exports, the current policies governing these exports, and the potential impacts increasing...
B.C. to Announce LNG Export Tax Rates in November
Posted on Oct 8, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. to Announce LNG Export Tax Rates in November
The Globe and Mail reports that Rich Coleman, the British Columbia (B.C.) Minister for Natural Gas Development, stated that B.C. will announce its LNG export tax rates in November, with the rates intended to reflect a “sweet spot” between the government and the LNG industry. The export tax rates will be included in legislation to provide certainty to industry...
Jordan Cove Energy Project Enters Into Heads of Agreements with Prospective Customers
Posted on Oct 8, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Energy Project Enters Into Heads of Agreements with Prospective Customers
Veresen Inc. announced that its subsidiaries, Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P. and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P., have entered into non-binding Heads of Agreements (HOA) with three Asian customers related to the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility located in Coos Bay, Ore. and its interconnected pipeline. The HOAs set out the commercial terms of the subsequent, binding,...