Joining TPP Could Ease Japan’s Access to U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on Mar 22, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Joining TPP Could Ease Japan’s Access to U.S. LNG Supplies
An article in The Japan Times states that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe favors Japan entering into Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations with the United States. The Trans-Pacific agreement currently being negotiated would govern trade relations among eleven nations in Asia and the Americas. According to the article, joining the TPP talks could ease Japan’s...
Ottawa Declines to Classify LNG Export Facilities as Manufacturing and Processing
Posted on Mar 22, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Ottawa Declines to Classify LNG Export Facilities as Manufacturing and Processing
The Financial Post reports that Canada’s Budget 2013 does not include a classification of LNG export facilities as manufacturing and processing for tax purposes, as advocated by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). CAPP had pushed for the designation to accelerate depreciation on Canadian LNG export facilities which, according to CAPP, are at a disadvantage to...
FERC Initiates Magnolia LNG Pre-filing Procedures
Posted on Mar 21, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Initiates Magnolia LNG Pre-filing Procedures
FERC issued an order granting Magnolia LNG, LLC’s request to begin pre-filing environmental review of Magnolia’s proposed LNG export facility in the Port of Lake Charles, La. FERC’s order can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Article Provides Overview of U.S. LNG Export Debate
Posted on Mar 20, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Article Provides Overview of U.S. LNG Export Debate
An article in Chemical and Engineering News provides an overview of the debate surrounding the U.S. LNG export issue resulting from the availability of low natural gas supplies due to hydraulic fracturing technology. The article notes that the American Chemistry Council has identified 50 new chemical industry projects and states that the manufacturing sector has invested upwards...
House Republicans Press DOE on LNG Export Timetable
Posted on Mar 20, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House Republicans Press DOE on LNG Export Timetable
Energy Law360 reports that at a House Oversight Committee hearing held yesterday, several Republican U.S. Representatives urged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to approve pending LNG export applications and criticized DOE Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Chris Smith for failing to provide a timetable for DOE’s consideration of such applications. Smith responded...
Sabine Pass Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Mar 20, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Files Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG LP (SPLNG) filed its February 2013 status report on the construction of its liquefaction and export terminal project in Cameron Parish, La. SPLNG reports that engineering is now 47.0% complete, procurement is 36.0% complete, and the overall project completion is 22.0%. SPLNG states that the overall project schedule is progressing ahead of the contractual schedule basis,...