America’s Energy Advantage Requests Rulemaking to Establish Standards for DOE LNG Export Policy
Posted on Sep 20, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on America’s Energy Advantage Requests Rulemaking to Establish Standards for DOE LNG Export Policy
America’s Energy Advantage (AEA), a trade association representing manufacturers, commodity producers, and publicly owned natural gas local distribution companies, filed comments with the U.S. Department of Energy requesting that DOE initiate a rulemaking or similar process to establish standards for reviewing applications to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Golden Pass LNG Export Project
Posted on Sep 20, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Golden Pass LNG Export Project
FERC issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Jefferson County, Texas and interconnected pipeline. FERC will use the EA in determining whether to authorize construction and operation of the terminal and pipeline. Comments on the scope of the EA must be filed by October 19, 2013. FERC’s notice can...
LNG Pricing Discussed at Tokyo LNG Conference
Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on LNG Pricing Discussed at Tokyo LNG Conference
The Alaska Dispatch published an article reporting on a recent conference on LNG pricing held in Tokyo. Representatives from LNG consumers complained of high LNG prices and continued their push for a change from oil-linked LNG prices to ostensibly lower Henry Hub gas-linked LNG prices. One LNG producer, however, countered that Henry Hub-linked LNG prices are not necessarily lower and...
Articles Examine Issues Facing Proposed Canadian LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Articles Examine Issues Facing Proposed Canadian LNG Exports
Several recent articles examine issues facing proposed Canadian LNG exports. An article in the Globe and Mail states that the uncertainty regarding a proposed tax on British Columbia LNG exports is keeping some investors from making decisions on whether to invest in B.C. LNG export terminal projects. Two articles in the Calgary Herald cite statements by industry officials predicting...
Environmental Groups Urge Maryland Governor to Oppose Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal; Washington Post Op-ed Responds in Support of the Terminal
Posted on Sep 18, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Urge Maryland Governor to Oppose Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal; Washington Post Op-ed Responds in Support of the Terminal
A group of environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA and Earthjustice, and numerous other concerned groups and citizens, sent a letter to Maryland Governor O’Malley requesting that he declare his opposition to Dominion Cove Point LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at Lusby, Md., and “demand” that FERC prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the...