Gazprom Seeking Expanded Presence in U.S. Market
Posted on Oct 2, 2008 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gazprom Seeking Expanded Presence in U.S. Market
The Nezavisimaya Gazeta (carried via Red Orbit) offers details of Gazprom and other Russian companies’ efforts to increase their collective presence in the U.S. energy market. The article specifically notes that LNG imports to the United States from the Russian Shtokman project, coupled with agreements on energy issues between Russia and other countries, strengthen...
Trinidad & Tobago PM Considering Renegotiation of LNG Contracts
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Trinidad & Tobago PM Considering Renegotiation of LNG Contracts
A spokesperson for Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that the Prime Minister may seek meetings with BP, BG, and Repsol regarding Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG liquefaction facility to discuss the possible renegotiation of the terms of the LNG contracts for Trains 1-3 at the...
Backers of Kitimat LNG Proposal Announce Plans for LNG Export Facility
Posted on Sep 22, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Backers of Kitimat LNG Proposal Announce Plans for LNG Export Facility
The Calgary Herald reports that the developers of the proposed Kitimat LNG import terminal project have decided instead to build an export facility to export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets. Delays in LNG liquefaction projects around the world and an increase in natural gas within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin were cited for the abrupt shift in plans. The Vancouver Sun...
Alaskan Attorney General, Electric Utility Oppose Gas Supply Contract for Kenai LNG Export Facility
Posted on Sep 11, 2008 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Attorney General, Electric Utility Oppose Gas Supply Contract for Kenai LNG Export Facility
The Anchorage Daily News reports that Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg and local power utility Chugach Electric have filed briefs opposing Cook Inlet gas producer Enstar Natural Gas Co.’s updated gas supply contracts for the Kenai LNG liquefaction terminal. They argue that the contracts do not reflect reasonable pricing. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska must approve or...
Oregon Senator Requests Review of Kenai LNG Export License Extension
Posted on Sep 10, 2008 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Requests Review of Kenai LNG Export License Extension
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman this week requesting a review of the June 2008 Department of Energy (DOE) order that extended the license permitting the Kenai LNG liquefaction plant in Alaska to continue exporting LNG to Japan. The letter asserts that the DOE did not adequately consider the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Baja California as...
Alaska Governor Orders State Agencies to Assist Developers of LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Aug 22, 2008 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Orders State Agencies to Assist Developers of LNG Liquefaction Project
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) has ordered state agencies to assist the companies developing an LNG liquefaction terminal proposed for Valdez that would export LNG to Asian markets or deliver to the U.S. West...