N.J. Governor to Ponder Veto of Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Aug 28, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.J. Governor to Ponder Veto of Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
NJ.com reports that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently acknowledged that, although he had previously rejected Liberty Natural Gas’s nearly identical proposal to construct an LNG import terminal offshore N.J., and was “skeptical” about the proposed Port Ambrose terminal, he was going “to keep an open mind.” Christie added that he felt he...
Report Predicts Higher Domestic Gas Prices if U.S. LNG Exports Meet Projections
Posted on Aug 28, 2013 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Report Predicts Higher Domestic Gas Prices if U.S. LNG Exports Meet Projections
According to Oil & Gas Journal (O&GJ), a new report by Facts Global Energy (FGE) projects U.S. LNG export volumes to be higher than U.S. gas production predictions by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), resulting in higher domestic gas prices than projected by EIA. In 2020, FGE projects U.S. LNG exports to exceed EIA production projections by 34.5 million tonnes...
Oregon LNG Refutes Clatsop County Preemption Claims
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Refutes Clatsop County Preemption Claims
Oregon LNG filed an answer to Clatsop County, Oregon’s and others’ motions to intervene in its FERC LNG terminal application docket. In its answer, Oregon LNG argues that the Clatsop County land use permitting requirements are preempted by the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and that existing legal precedent clearly establishes that Clatsop County may not use its land use regulations...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Report
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Report
Sabine Pass LNG has submitted its monthly construction progress report for July 2013 for its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La., to FERC. The report states that Stage 1 engineering is 72% complete, procurement is 65% complete, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 25.5% and 3.3% complete, respectively. The overall project completion is 40.2%. The report states...
BC Climate Provides Significant Cost Savings for Proposed LNG Export Terminals
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on BC Climate Provides Significant Cost Savings for Proposed LNG Export Terminals
A column in The Vancouver Sun, in response to a recent report on the economic disadvantages faced by proposed British Columbia LNG export terminals, cites sources claiming that the cooler climate in BC would provide enough cost savings from the manufacture of LNG to offset the costs of constructing needed pipeline infrastructure to BC LNG export terminals. As result, BC LNG supplies...