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Op-Ed: Alaska’s Decision to Support TransCanada’s Natural Gas Pipeline Project is a Mistake

In a piece carried by the Anchorage Daily News, former Alaska Governor Wally Hickel (R) advocates for an in-state natural gas pipeline and LNG export terminal over the TransCanada natural gas pipeline project supported by the current Governor Sarah Palin (R) and the Alaska...

Liberty LNG Project Developer Announces Significant Gas Discovery

Canadian Superior Energy, the company developing the proposed Liberty LNG deepwater port project, announced yesterday that it has made a significant natural gas discovery off the coast of Trinidad & Tobago. Read more in the Calgary...

Nova Scotia Officials Say No Comment Regarding Discussions with Qatari Representatives

According to the Chronicle Herald (Canada), Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald has provided no comment regarding whether LNG opportunities were discussed with Qatari officials during his visit to Qatar last...

Sempra LNG Joins AGPA, Mitsubishi in Supporting Liquefaction Project in Alaska

Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Sempra LNG has joined a consortium comprised of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority and Mitsubishi Corp. in supporting a proposal to construct a liquefaction facility and an 800-mile pipeline in southern Alaska. According to Platts, a Sempra representative noted that the company has not made any financial commitments to the...

Alaskan Power Utility Opposes Renewal of LNG Export License for Kenai LNG Liquefaction Plant

KTUU News reports that Chugach Electric, a local utility in Alaska, is opposing the extension of Marathon Oil’s and ConocoPhillips’ license to export LNG from their liquefaction facility in Kenai,...

Mitsubishi Corp. Joins AGPA in Advocating Alaskan Liquefaction Project

The Alaska Gasline Port Authority (AGPA) announced late last week that Mitsubishi Corp. has joined the consortium advocating the development of a new LNG liquefaction project in southern Alaska that would liquefy North Slope natural gas for export to Asia or the West Coast of the United States. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] offers additional...

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