TransCanada Market Solicitation Receives Positive Responses
Posted on Sep 24, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on TransCanada Market Solicitation Receives Positive Responses
TransCanada has received expressions of interest from various players in response to its recent solicitation of market interest for two proposed options to access Alaskan North slope gas supplies. The first option is a pipeline that would run from the North Slope into Canada and serve North America markets. The second option is a pipeline that would lead to a liquefied...
Valdez LNG Summit Deemed Successful by Local Officials
Posted on Sep 21, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Valdez LNG Summit Deemed Successful by Local Officials
The Valdez Star reports that a summit held last week showcasing the benefits of Valdez, Alaska, as a site for LNG export facilities has been deemed a success by local officials. The summit attracted business leaders and government officials from Asian nations, Hawaii, and Washington,...
Canadian Officials Seeking Asian LNG Buyers
Posted on Sep 19, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Canadian Officials Seeking Asian LNG Buyers
Canada Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is visiting Japan and South Korea this week to discuss Canadian LNG opportunities with government and business leaders. Read more in the Financial Post and Reuters articles. British Columbia (BC) Premier Christy Clark recently concluded a trip to China where she spoke about BC LNG opportunities at a world economics conference. ...
FERC Issues Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Terminal Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Sep 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Issues Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Terminal Feeder Pipeline
FERC has released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline (Creole Trail) expansion which will allow bidirectional gas flow on the existing Creole Trail pipeline and delivery of gas to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The EA concludes that the project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of...
DOE LNG Export Report Delayed
Posted on Sep 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE LNG Export Report Delayed
Reuters reports that the U.S. Department of Energy will not release its report on the macroeconomic effects of exporting U.S. LNG until the end of the year. DOE previously had stated that the report would be released by the end of the...
FERC to Prepare an EIS for Trunkline LNG’s Export Project
Posted on Sep 17, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare an EIS for Trunkline LNG’s Export Project
FERC issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Trunkline LNG and its affiliates’ proposed Lake Charles Liquefaction Project, which involves LNG export facilities to be constructed at the existing Lake Charles LNG import terminal in Calcasieu Parish, La. Comments on the scope of the EIS are due October 15, 2012. FERC’s notice can be...