Alaska Gasline Port Authority Replies to DOE Information Request on LNG Export Application
Posted on Nov 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska Gasline Port Authority Replies to DOE Information Request on LNG Export Application
Alaska Gasline Port Authority (AGPA) filed a response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) letter requesting additional information related to AGPA’s pending LNG export application. In its response, AGPA (1) stated that a process was in place for construction of a pipeline to deliver gas to Port Valdez for export as LNG, (2) identified Prudhoe Bay and the Point Thomson...
Senator Wyden Urges Caution on U.S. LNG Export Policy
Posted on Nov 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Urges Caution on U.S. LNG Export Policy
The Oil & Gas Financial Journal reports that, in a recent interview, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) stated that policymakers should move cautiously and should consider the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing and domestic natural gas price implications when formulating U.S. LNG export policy. Wyden, soon to head the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, added that...
NERA Hired to Conduct DOE LNG Exports Study
Posted on Nov 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on NERA Hired to Conduct DOE LNG Exports Study
Reuters reports that NERA Economic Consulting has been hired to conduct the U.S. Department of Energy’s study on the macroeconomic effects of increased U.S. LNG exports on the U.S....
DOE LNG Export Report to be Released by Year’s End
Posted on Nov 15, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE LNG Export Report to be Released by Year’s End
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chris Smith, deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, has confirmed that DOE’s much anticipated macroeconomic report that will consider the impacts of LNG exports on the U.S. economy will be released by the end of this...
Park Service Asks FERC to Consider Impacts of Oregon LNG Terminal on Lewis and Clark Trail
Posted on Nov 14, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Park Service Asks FERC to Consider Impacts of Oregon LNG Terminal on Lewis and Clark Trail
The U.S. National Park Service filed comments asking FERC to consider the impacts of Oregon LNG’s proposed export terminal and related pipeline on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, including the impacts on the safety of Trail visitors and on area cultural and environmental resources. The comments can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Sierra Club Requests that DOE Employ Modeling Program to Assess Impacts of LNG Exports on Shale Gas Production
Posted on Nov 12, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Requests that DOE Employ Modeling Program to Assess Impacts of LNG Exports on Shale Gas Production
Sierra Club has requested that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) employ its National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) to assess the implications of LNG exports on shale gas production. Sierra Club argues that NEMS is specifically designed to project how supply will respond to demand and that use of NEMS will refute DOE’s statements in its order approving Sabine Pass’s LNG...