LNG Export Terminal Proposed for Nova Scotia
Posted on Oct 24, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on LNG Export Terminal Proposed for Nova Scotia
Pieridae Energy Canada announced today the proposed development of an LNG export facility in Goldboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. The project will include a natural gas liquefaction plant and facilities for the storage and export of LNG, including a marine jetty for loading. The facility is anticipated to produce approximately five million metric tons of LNG per year and have on-site storage...
New Website Advocates U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Oct 24, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on New Website Advocates U.S. LNG Exports
The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) has launched a new website touting the benefits to the U.S. economy from increased exports of domestically produced LNG. CLNG President Bill Cooper writes in The Hill’s Congress Blog that American technology has unlocked a vast supply of domestic natural gas with more than enough capacity to meet U.S. needs for generations to...
Senator Wyden Asks for DOE LNG Export Criteria
Posted on Oct 24, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Asks for DOE LNG Export Criteria
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu requesting an “all-inclusive description of the factors” DOE will use in deciding whether to approve or revoke a supplier’s LNG export authority. Read more in the Hill...
Apache Kitimat LNG Terminal Project in Doubt
Posted on Oct 23, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Apache Kitimat LNG Terminal Project in Doubt
Apache Corporation’s proposed LNG export terminal at Kitimat, B.C., is having trouble signing long-term buyers to the project due to contract pricing issues and competition with projects proposed by bigger players. Some analysts are doubting whether the project will go forward. Read more in the Wall Street Journal...
DOE Grants Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently granted authority to Cheniere Marketing, LLC (Cheniere Marketing) and Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC (Gulf Coast) to export domestically produced LNG to nations with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Cheniere Marketing proposes to export LNG from its Corpus Christi LNG terminal and Gulf Coast LNG would export LNG from its proposed...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Status Report
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a status report on construction of its LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, La., stating that as of the end of September, engineering is 24.2% complete, procurement is 20.6%, and the overall project completion is 11.8%. Sabine Pass states that the overall project schedule is progressing ahead of the contractual schedule basis, with significant acceleration of the...