Oregon Senator Proposes LNG Amendment in Energy Appropriations Bill
Posted on Aug 20, 2009 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Proposes LNG Amendment in Energy Appropriations Bill
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told the Daily Astorian [subscription required] that he proposed an amendment to the energy and water appropriations bill that would have prohibited the use of federal funds for the permitting of any U.S. LNG terminal that could export domestic natural gas. The amendment was not included in the bill passed by the Senate, but Sen. Merkley noted that he...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 17, 2009 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Snohvit LNG Liquefaction Facility Shut Down Until November for Maintenance and Upgrading (Norway Post)
Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
An op-ed carried by the Calgary Herald argues that the recent supply agreements between local natural gas producers and the developers of the Kitimat LNG liquefaction project represent encouraging signs for western Canada’s natural gas...
Apache to Supply Natural Gas to Kitimat LNG Liquefaction Facility
Posted on Aug 10, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Apache to Supply Natural Gas to Kitimat LNG Liquefaction Facility
Bloomberg reports that Apache Corp. has agreed to supply natural gas to the planned Kitimat LNG liquefaction facility. The agreement will be announced in a memorandum of understanding that will be released later...
Citigroup Purchases Spot LNG Cargo from Trinidad
Posted on Aug 10, 2009 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Citigroup Purchases Spot LNG Cargo from Trinidad
Late last week Reuters reported that Citigroup Inc. purchased a spot LNG cargo from the Atlantic LNG facility in Trinidad. The piece notes that this is the first purchase of a spot cargo of LNG by...
BG CEO Discusses Suitability of Floating LNG Technology for Trinidad, Brazil
Posted on Jul 31, 2009 in Liquefaction, Technology | Comments Off on BG CEO Discusses Suitability of Floating LNG Technology for Trinidad, Brazil
Business News Americas [subscription required] reports that BG CEO Frank Chapman suggested that floating LNG technology may be useful in countries such as Trinidad and Brazil. In his presentation of BG’s second quarter results, Chapman said, “Floating LNG has a role to play for isolated, remote and perhaps smaller [natural gas] accumulations which otherwise would go...