Caterpillar and U.S. Chamber Oppose LNG Export Restrictions
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Caterpillar and U.S. Chamber Oppose LNG Export Restrictions
Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Illinois, released a statement that it opposed limitations on LNG exports because they would discourage economic growth and be counterproductive to U.S. efforts to keep other countries from embracing similar policies. John Murphy, Vice President for International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, writes in Politico that companies should be free to...
Bipartisan Group of 110 House Members Urge DOE to Permit LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Bipartisan Group of 110 House Members Urge DOE to Permit LNG Exports
A group of 110 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu in support of LNG exports and urging DOE to approve exports of LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Read more in the press release of Representatives Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Tim Ryan...
API Files Comments at DOE Supporting LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 24, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on API Files Comments at DOE Supporting LNG Exports
The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed comments today at the U.S. Department of Energy in support of the expeditious approval of pending LNG export applications, stating that “the evidence overwhelmingly shows that LNG exports will create jobs, increase GDP, contribute to an improvement in the trade deficit and increase the overall welfare of Americans – in other words, the...
More Groups Voice Support for LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 23, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on More Groups Voice Support for LNG Exports
America’s Natural Gas Alliance released a statement today supporting LNG exports, and late last week the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, the Montana, Ohio and Oklahoma Chambers of Commerce, and others filed comments at the U.S. Department of Energy supporting exports of domestically produced...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Supports LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 22, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. Chamber of Commerce Supports LNG Exports
The Financial reports that several officials of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently spoke in favor of LNG exports. John Murphy, the Chamber’s vice president for international affairs, is quoted as saying that “the notion that the federal government has the power to limit the freedom to export is at odds with U.S. tradition and...