Pangea LNG Receives DOE FTA Export Authority
Posted on Feb 5, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pangea LNG Receives DOE FTA Export Authority
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted authority to Pangea LNG (North American) Holdings, LLC (Pangea) to export up to 398.5 Bcf/year (8 million metric tonnes per annum) of LNG from Pangea’s proposed LNG export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas to countries with a Free Trade Agreement with the United...
Shell Canada JV Receives National Energy Board LNG Export License
Posted on Feb 5, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell Canada JV Receives National Energy Board LNG Export License
The Calgary Herald reports that Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has granted authority to LNG Canada Development Inc., a joint venture among Shell Canada Ltd., Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp. and PetroChina Co. Ltd., to export up to 3.23 Bcf/day (24 million tonnes/year) of LNG from a proposed terminal near Kitimat, British Columbia. The article notes that the NEB has...
Murkowski Energy Blueprint Proposes Increased LNG Exports
Posted on Feb 4, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Murkowski Energy Blueprint Proposes Increased LNG Exports
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today released “Energy 20/20,” a blueprint intended to stimulate discussion of U.S. energy policy. Among other proposals, Murkowski advocates “at the very least,” expediting the approval process for exporting LNG to “allies of the United States that...
Bipartisan Bill Would Equate NATO Members and Japan as FTA Nations for Gas Exports
Posted on Jan 31, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bipartisan Bill Would Equate NATO Members and Japan as FTA Nations for Gas Exports
U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the “Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013,” a bill which would amend the Natural Gas Act’s gas export provisions to include North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nations and Japan as equivalent to countries with a Free Trade Agreement with the United...
Some Experts Say U.S. Limits on LNG Exports Would Violate WTO Rules
Posted on Jan 31, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Some Experts Say U.S. Limits on LNG Exports Would Violate WTO Rules
According to sources cited in a Reuters article, U.S. government restrictions on LNG exports would be hypocritical and would violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
AltaGas Ltd. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Announce LNG Export Plans
Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on AltaGas Ltd. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Announce LNG Export Plans
The Calgary Herald reports that Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. and refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. of Tokyo will form an equal partnership to pursue opportunities involving exports of LNG and LPG from Canada to Asia. The partnership expects to complete a feasibility study by early 2014 on building an LNG liquefaction and export facility using the pipelines of AltaGas subsidiary Pacific...