AES Sparrows Point Nixes LNG Import Terminal Project
Posted on Sep 27, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Sparrows Point Nixes LNG Import Terminal Project
AES Sparrows Point LNG and Mid-Atlantic Express have decided not to pursue their proposed LNG import terminal at Baltimore, Md. and interconnected pipeline, and instead have requested that FERC vacate its authorization for the project. The request can be found...
Canadian and Japanese Prime Ministers Discuss LNG Supplies
Posted on Sep 25, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian and Japanese Prime Ministers Discuss LNG Supplies
Global Post reports that at a meeting in Ottawa this week Canadian Prime Minister Harper and Japanese Prime Minister Abe discussed Canada’s potential to supply LNG to Japan. According to the report, Abe stated at a press conference with Harper that “[w]ith a view to securing a stable supply of LNG (liquefied natural gas) at a competitive price, we look to the progress of the...
Industrial Consumers Request More Defined Standards for Review of DOE LNG Export Applications
Posted on Sep 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Industrial Consumers Request More Defined Standards for Review of DOE LNG Export Applications
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), representing leading manufacturing companies, filed comments with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that DOE establish more appropriate and reliable standards for reviewing LNG export applications. IECA’s comments echo those recently filed by America’s Energy Advantage, calling the analyses employed by DOE in recent LNG...
DOE Updates Order of Precedence for Non-FTA LNG Export Applications
Posted on Sep 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Updates Order of Precedence for Non-FTA LNG Export Applications
The U.S. Department of Energy has released an updated Order of Precedence for its processing of applications to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. According to the list, the next application for DOE review is Freeport LNG Expansion’s application to export additional LNG volumes from its proposed export terminal on Quintana Island, Texas,...
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Files for DOE Approval to Export Additional LNG Volumes
Posted on Sep 23, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Files for DOE Approval to Export Additional LNG Volumes
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export up to the LNG equivalent of 314 Bcf per year from its Liquefaction Expansion Project in Cameron Parish, La. to nations with or without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. SPL states that the 314 Bcf represents the volume of LNG that can be produced from proposed liquefaction...