Foreign Officials Tell House Panel the Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Oct 15, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Foreign Officials Tell House Panel the Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports
At a forum held last week on the geopolitical implications and mutual benefits of U.S. LNG exports, representatives from ten foreign nations told the U.S. House Energy and Power Subcommittee that permitting U.S. LNG exports to their nations would increase global energy security and improve diplomatic relations between the United States and their countries. Officials from Hungary and...
N.J. State Legislators Join in Opposition to Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 14, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.J. State Legislators Join in Opposition to Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
New Jersey state legislators Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove recently announced that they have signed on to companion resolutions (SR-120 and AR-205) opposing construction of the proposed Port Ambrose deepwater LNG terminal off the coast of New Jersey. According to the press release, Senator Jennifer Beck introduced SR-120,...
API Releases Map Showing U.S. LNG Export Terminals
Posted on Oct 11, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on API Releases Map Showing U.S. LNG Export Terminals
The American Petroleum Institute has launched a web-based map showing the location and general information on approved and proposed U.S. LNG export terminals. The information displayed includes the length of time each terminal applicant has been “waiting” for approval from the U.S. Department of Energy to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Read...
Clatsop County Commissioners Deny Permit for Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Commissioners Deny Permit for Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
The Daily Astorian reports that after two years of legal challenges the Board of Clatsop County Commissioners unanimously rejected Oregon LNG and Oregon Pipeline Company’s application for a land use permit to construct an LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline in Warrenton, Ore., ruling that parts of the pipeline project conflicted with zoning regulations for forest and shoreline...
B.C. First Nations Host LNG Summit
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. First Nations Host LNG Summit
British Columbia (B.C.) First Nations chiefs hosted a summit with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver, Japanese Ambassador Norihiro Okuda and B.C.’s Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad to discuss ways to inform and involve First Nations in the decision-making process for proposed B.C. LNG export terminals. Oliver emphasized the importance...
B.C. to Study Air Quality Impacts of Proposed Kitimat LNG Projects
Posted on Oct 9, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. to Study Air Quality Impacts of Proposed Kitimat LNG Projects
The Canadian Press reports that the British Columbia government will fund a study of the cumulative effects of air emissions from existing and proposed industrial developments, including three proposed LNG terminals, in the Kitimat area. The study will focus on sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, and a final report will be due to the government by March 31, 2014. The study...