Excelerate Files with DOE to Export LNG to FTA Countries
Posted on Jun 1, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Excelerate Files with DOE to Export LNG to FTA Countries
Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC, filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeking authority to export, on behalf of itself and as an agent for others, up to 10 million metric tons per year (approximately 1.38 Bcf/day) of domestic LNG over a 20-year period to countries with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Excelerate proposes to export...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jun 1, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Environmental Report for Lithuanian LNG Terminal Released (The Baltic Course) DNV to Conduct Risk Studies for German LNG Bunker Station (DNV)
Congressmen Call on President Obama for Rules to Evaluate Proposed Energy Exports
Posted on Jun 1, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Congressmen Call on President Obama for Rules to Evaluate Proposed Energy Exports
Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Obama yesterday calling on the President to use his existing authority under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to adopt rules to evaluate proposed exports of the nation’s energy resources. The letter offers a list of considerations for determining whether exports are in...
Administration Says Japan Will Have to Wait for U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on Jun 1, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Administration Says Japan Will Have to Wait for U.S. LNG Supplies
The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] reports that the Obama Administration has told Japan and other countries that they face a waiting period while the United States decides whether to move forward with LNG exports, mostly due to the political sensitivity of the issue. A Japanese official familiar with recent talks between Japan and the United States on energy issues stated...
Freeport LNG Wins Bid for Land to Build Liquefaction Plant
Posted on May 31, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Wins Bid for Land to Build Liquefaction Plant
Freeport LNG announced yesterday that Port Freeport Commissioners have accepted Freeport LNG’s bid for a long-term lease of a 170-acre tract of land on Quintana Island adjacent to Freeport LNG’s existing LNG regasification terminal. Freeport LNG states that it will use a portion of the parcel to build its liquefaction facility and that, once it obtains government approval...