Industrial Group Critical of House Report Calling for Increased LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Feb 5, 2014 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Industrial Group Critical of House Report Calling for Increased LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), a nonpartisan association of leading manufacturing companies, issued a statement critical of the white paper released yesterday by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee that urged DOE to expeditiously approve pending applications to export LNG. IECA stated that “shipping LNG to countries without a free trade agreement [FTA]...
House Report Calls on DOE to Approve All Pending LNG Export Applications by the End of 2014
Posted on Feb 4, 2014 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House Report Calls on DOE to Approve All Pending LNG Export Applications by the End of 2014
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released a policy paper prepared by the majority staff touting the economic and geopolitical benefits of LNG exports and calling on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to approve all pending LNG export applications by the end of 2014. The report also states that the committee will consider legislative reforms...
Toho Gas to Purchase Cameron LNG Supplies from Mitsui at Henry Hub-Linked Prices
Posted on Jan 30, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Toho Gas to Purchase Cameron LNG Supplies from Mitsui at Henry Hub-Linked Prices
Toho Gas Company announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mitsui to purchase over a 20-year period 300,000 tons/year of LNG from the proposed Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, La. at prices linked to Henry Hub gas prices. According to the press release, LNG production at the terminal is expected to begin the second half of...
Magnolia LNG Signs Precedent Agreement for Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline Capacity
Posted on Jan 29, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Signs Precedent Agreement for Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline Capacity
Magnolia LNG has executed a legally binding Precedent Agreement with Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline (KMLP) for firm transportation rights for the full 8 million tonnes/year capacity of the Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La. According to the press release, KMLP will proceed to file its application with FERC to construct the required pipeline compression and...
DOE Approves Additional Sabine Pass Export Volumes and Goven Natural Gas Holding LNG Exports Via Containers
Posted on Jan 29, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Approves Additional Sabine Pass Export Volumes and Goven Natural Gas Holding LNG Exports Via Containers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved Sabine Pass Liquefaction’s (SPL) application to export to nations having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States any surplus LNG volumes from trains 5 and 6 of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. not already committed to contract with Total Gas & Power North America or Centrica. The authorization covers up to...
Article Provides Update on Goldboro LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Jan 28, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Provides Update on Goldboro LNG Terminal Project
An article in The Chronicle Herald reports that the Nova Scotia environmental assessment office is in the process of reviewing Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd.’s proposed Goldboro LNG terminal project in Guysborough County. The article states that Pieridae is due to submit responses to the office’s questions by the end of January, after which a review panel will prepare a report and...