Senator Wyden Calls for Reconsideration of U.S. LNG Export Policy
Posted on Nov 2, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Calls for Reconsideration of U.S. LNG Export Policy
According to an article in The Chicago Tribune, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling for reconsideration of the U.S. policy permitting exports of domestic natural gas to countries that have Free Trade Agreements with the United States. Wyden is quoted as stating that the policy “could harm the nation’s ability to achieve energy independence, combat pollution and...
Numerous Comments Filed on Scope of Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 31, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Numerous Comments Filed on Scope of Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal
Comments from a wide range of interested parties have been filed at FERC on the scope of its environmental review of the Jordan Cove Energy LNG export terminal and related pipeline project. Commenters include the State of Oregon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, environmental groups, and various individuals. The comments can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. Senators Request More Time for Scoping Comments on Oregon LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 31, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Request More Time for Scoping Comments on Oregon LNG Export Project
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have requested that FERC extend the deadline for comments on the scope of FERC’s environmental review of the Oregon LNG export terminal and related pipeline project from November 8, 2012 to January 8, 2013. The request can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
BG Executive: U.S. LNG Export Uncertainty Possibly Affecting Global Gas Development
Posted on Oct 26, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on BG Executive: U.S. LNG Export Uncertainty Possibly Affecting Global Gas Development
According to The Economic Times, BG Group Chief Operating Officer Martin Houston said that uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy’s policy on U.S. LNG exports may be causing LNG buyers to hesitate to enter into LNG supply contracts, resulting in delays to gas development projects around the...
Canada’s Rejection of Progress Energy Takeover Puts Cloud Over LNG Terminal Plans
Posted on Oct 25, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canada’s Rejection of Progress Energy Takeover Puts Cloud Over LNG Terminal Plans
The Canadian federal government’s rejection of Malaysian company Petronas’ proposed takeover of Progress Energy puzzles British Columbia’s Energy Minister Rich Coleman, who was counting on Petronas to develop Progress’s Montney gas field and construct an LNG export terminal near Prince Rupert. Read more in the Vancouver Sun...
Senator Murkowski Meets with North Slope Producers on LNG Terminal Plans
Posted on Oct 25, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Senator Murkowski Meets with North Slope Producers on LNG Terminal Plans
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) met this week with senior executives from BP America, BP Exploration Alaska, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Production Company to discuss their plans on developing Alaska’s North Slope gas supplies and exporting those supplies as LNG to Asian nations. Murkowski stated that North Slope gas supplies must be priced competitively and that the window of...