Editorial Endorses Plan to Continue LNG Exports from Kenai Liquefaction Facility
Posted on Apr 12, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Editorial Endorses Plan to Continue LNG Exports from Kenai Liquefaction Facility
As the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility seeks to extend its authorization to export LNG, an editorial published by the Anchorage Daily News argues that the facility serves as a key customer for Cook Inlet natural gas supplies and that continuing to export LNG from this facility ensures that the gas wells in the Cook Inlet will remain active. The piece notes that Cook Inlet gas is...
ConocoPhillips to Apply for Extension of LNG Export Permit for Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Apr 9, 2010 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips to Apply for Extension of LNG Export Permit for Kenai LNG Facility
Testifying before the Alaskan Senate’s Resources Committee, a representative for ConocoPhillips said that his company will apply for an extension of its permit to export LNG from the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility through 2013. KTUU News notes that the current export permit expires next...
Denali Pipeline Backers May Consider LNG Project if Pipeline Open Season Unsuccessful
Posted on Apr 9, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Denali Pipeline Backers May Consider LNG Project if Pipeline Open Season Unsuccessful
BP and ConocoPhillips, developers of the Denali natural gas pipeline proposed for Alaska, have begun the process to conduct an open season for capacity on the pipeline. However, Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that if the open season does not attract commitments for at least 85% of design capacity, project backers may consider other options, including connecting to an...
Alaska North Slope Gas Exports Would Compete for LNG Buyers in Asia
Posted on Mar 25, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Alaska North Slope Gas Exports Would Compete for LNG Buyers in Asia
A story carried by the Alaska Dispatch examines how Alaska’s North Slope natural gas, if exported as LNG, could compete for market share in Asian LNG markets.
FERC Chairman Tentatively Informs Alaskan Officials FERC May Not Oversee Proposed Gas Pipeline
Posted on Mar 23, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Tentatively Informs Alaskan Officials FERC May Not Oversee Proposed Gas Pipeline
Last week FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff told Alaskan state officials that the Commission likely would leave oversight of a planned intrastate natural gas pipeline to Alaskan authorities. According to the Fairbanks News Miner, this informal assessment is not final because the full commission has not addressed the question. Separately, a study commissioned by Alaskan gas and electrical...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 18, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Statoil Executive: Shale Gas Plays Create Uncertainty in LNG Market (Upstream Online) U.K. Gas Eases on LNG Supply Expectation, Power Soft (Reuters)