Articles Examine Issues Facing Proposed Canadian LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Articles Examine Issues Facing Proposed Canadian LNG Exports
Several recent articles examine issues facing proposed Canadian LNG exports. An article in the Globe and Mail states that the uncertainty regarding a proposed tax on British Columbia LNG exports is keeping some investors from making decisions on whether to invest in B.C. LNG export terminal projects. Two articles in the Calgary Herald cite statements by industry officials predicting...
Environmental Groups Urge Maryland Governor to Oppose Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal; Washington Post Op-ed Responds in Support of the Terminal
Posted on Sep 18, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Urge Maryland Governor to Oppose Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal; Washington Post Op-ed Responds in Support of the Terminal
A group of environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA and Earthjustice, and numerous other concerned groups and citizens, sent a letter to Maryland Governor O’Malley requesting that he declare his opposition to Dominion Cove Point LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at Lusby, Md., and “demand” that FERC prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the...
ConocoPhillips Considering Reopening Kenai LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 17, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Considering Reopening Kenai LNG Export Terminal
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that ConocoPhillips is evaluating the feasibility of reopening its Kenai, Alaska, LNG export terminal in response to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) request that ConocoPhillips apply for a new license to export LNG from the terminal. DNR made the request to provide an additional market to stimulate gas exploration and production...
Congressmen Form LNG Export Caucus
Posted on Sep 16, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Congressmen Form LNG Export Caucus
U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) announced the launching of the bipartisan LNG Export Caucus along with three of his colleagues, Congressmen Jim Costa (D-Cal.), Joe Barton (R-Texas), and Filemon Vela (D-Texas). Nine other congressmen are listed as caucus members. According to the press release, the caucus was formed to help “the development and timely exportation of LNG” by...
Alaska Enters Into MOU with Japanese Finance Bank; Asks ConocoPhillips to Resume LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Enters Into MOU with Japanese Finance Bank; Asks ConocoPhillips to Resume LNG Exports
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). According to the press release, JBIC plays a critical role in financing and securing Japan’s LNG imports. The MOU “focuses on opportunities for Japanese companies and JBIC to become involved in resource development projects in...
Sierra Club Criticizes DOE Approval of Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Criticizes DOE Approval of Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
Sierra Club released a statement criticizing yesterday’s U.S. Department of Energy order conditionally permitting Dominion Cove Point to export LNG from its proposed terminal at Lusby, Md. Sierra Club claims that “[e]xporting LNG to foreign buyers will lock us into decades-long contracts, which in turn will lead to more drilling — and that means more fracking, more air and...