DOE Responds to Carib Energy’s Request for Expeditious Processing of LNG Export Application
Posted on Nov 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Responds to Carib Energy’s Request for Expeditious Processing of LNG Export Application
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a letter in response to Carib Energy (USA) LLC’s (Carib) request that DOE process Carib’s application next, rather than taking up the application in the Order of Precedence established by DOE for applications to export LNG to countries with which the U.S. has no free trade agreement. The letter to Carib states that DOE intends to give Carib...
DOE Authorizes Additional Non-FTA LNG Exports From Freeport Terminal
Posted on Nov 18, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Additional Non-FTA LNG Exports From Freeport Terminal
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., to export an additional 0.4 Bcf/day of LNG, for a total authorized rate of up to 1.8 Bcf/day, from its proposed LNG export terminal on Quintana Island, Texas to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. DOE prohibited Freeport from combining its authorized FTA and...
America’s Energy Advantage Claims DOE Approval of LNG Exports Has Pushed the U.S. into a Danger Zone
Posted on Nov 14, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on America’s Energy Advantage Claims DOE Approval of LNG Exports Has Pushed the U.S. into a Danger Zone
America’s Energy Advantage (AEA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Moniz stating that DOE’s recent approval of LNG exports to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States “has pushed the United States into a danger zone that will increase prices for consumers and harm manufacturers, negatively impacting investment and job creation.” The letter states...
Rocky Mountain Congressmen Urge DOE Approval of Non-FTA Exports from Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
Posted on Nov 13, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Rocky Mountain Congressmen Urge DOE Approval of Non-FTA Exports from Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
The Oregonian reports that twelve members of the U.S. Congress from Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Moniz urging DOE to approve expeditiously LNG exports from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore. to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The letter states that west coast LNG export...
FERC Vacates Authority for AES Sparrows Point LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Nov 8, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Vacates Authority for AES Sparrows Point LNG Import Terminal
FERC issued an order today vacating authority granted in 2009 to AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC (AES) and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC (Mid-Atlantic) to site, construct, and operate an LNG import terminal at Baltimore, Md. and an interconnected pipeline. AES and Mid-Atlantic requested the vacatur since they have decided not to construct the LNG terminal and pipeline facilities. FERC’s order...
Industrial Group Criticizes DOE LNG Export License Revocation Policy
Posted on Nov 7, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Industrial Group Criticizes DOE LNG Export License Revocation Policy
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), a nonpartisan association of leading manufacturing companies, submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Moniz critical of DOE’s recent statement in a letter to Senators Wyden and Murkowski that it would only revoke an LNG export license in the most extraordinary circumstances and that DOE would not use it revocation...