British Columbia to Offer Gas Royalty Relief to Help Develop LNG Export Infrastructure
Posted on Feb 24, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on British Columbia to Offer Gas Royalty Relief to Help Develop LNG Export Infrastructure
The provincial government of British Columbia will allow up to $120 million in royalty credits to help develop oil and natural gas infrastructure in the province, including the LNG export facilities proposed for Canada’s West Coast. The Vancouver Sun provides further details. Separately, the Edmonton Journal offers an op-ed piece that argues Canadian LNG export projects risk...
Shell and BP Considering LNG Exports from Cove Point LNG Facility
Posted on Feb 24, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell and BP Considering LNG Exports from Cove Point LNG Facility
Upstream Online (via Fox Business) reports that Shell and BP are in discussions with Cove Point LNG terminal owner Dominion Inc. about LNG exports from the Cove Point facility.
DOE Sets Comment and Intervention Deadline for Cameron LNG Export Application Proceeding
Posted on Feb 23, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Sets Comment and Intervention Deadline for Cameron LNG Export Application Proceeding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set April 23, 2012, as the deadline for public comments and interventions in the Cameron LNG export application proceeding for non-free trade agreement countries. Additional information is available in today’s Federal Register and on the DOE website under Docket No....
Op-Ed Argues LNG Exports Will Encourage U.S. Gas Production
Posted on Feb 23, 2012 in E&P, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues LNG Exports Will Encourage U.S. Gas Production
An op-ed carried by The Hill argues that allowing LNG exports of domestically produced natural gas will encourage production in the United States from shale gas plays. The piece also asserts that domestic gas exported as LNG would likely be “dry gas,” with relatively low concentrations of natural gas liquids, so U.S. manufacturers would not face a shortage of these valuable...
FERC to Conduct Onsite Environmental Review for Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Conduct Onsite Environmental Review for Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC announced yesterday that its staff will “examine the proposed [Corpus Christi] liquefied natural gas terminal site and pipeline route” on February 28, 2012, in order to “assist staff in completing its comparative evaluation of environmental impacts of the proposed projects.” FERC staff will also attend the open house hosted by Corpus Christi LNG project...
Local Media Reports Japanese Government Seeking LNG Deal With United States This Spring
Posted on Feb 22, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Local Media Reports Japanese Government Seeking LNG Deal With United States This Spring
The Yomiuri newspaper in Japan (available via Reuters) reports that the Japanese government hopes to secure an LNG supply deal with the United States during bilateral meetings this...