Editorial Suggests Oregon Congressman’s LNG Bill “Resonates with His Constituents”
Posted on Feb 14, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Suggests Oregon Congressman’s LNG Bill “Resonates with His Constituents”
An editorial carried by the Coos Bay World responds to a bill introduced in Congress by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) by noting that although the planned Jordan Cove LNG export project may have economic benefits, local Oregonians would not want to develop the project at the expense of their neighbors’ property...
DOE Sets Comment Date for Latest Freeport LNG Export Application
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Sets Comment Date for Latest Freeport LNG Export Application
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set April 13, 2012, as the final deadline for protests, motions to intervene, and written comments for Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P.’s LNG export application. Find further details in today’s Federal...
Editorial: Legislation Needed to Prevent Re-Emergence of Cabrillo Port Project as LNG Export Facility
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Legislation Needed to Prevent Re-Emergence of Cabrillo Port Project as LNG Export Facility
An editorial in the Ventura County Star opposes widespread exports of U.S. domestic natural gas as LNG and worries that the cancelled Cabrillo Port LNG project could be re-imagined as an LNG export facility. The piece encourages California’s legislature to act to limit LNG export projects built in the...
Environmental Activists Link Cove Point LNG Export Application to Shale Gas Production
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 in Environmental, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Environmental Activists Link Cove Point LNG Export Application to Shale Gas Production
The Baltimore Sun reports that a number of environmental activists have attempted to link the Cove Point LNG export proposal to increased production of shale gas in the U.S. Northeast. In particular, these groups argue that potential environmental harm from production activities, including the use of hydraulic fracturing to produce the natural gas, outweighs the potential economic...
BG Seeking “First-Mover” Advantage in U.S. LNG Export Sector
Posted on Feb 10, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on BG Seeking “First-Mover” Advantage in U.S. LNG Export Sector
BG Group’s CEO Frank Chapman said yesterday that his company is hoping to secure significant benefits as a “first-mover” in the U.S. LNG export sector. According to Platts LNG Daily, Chapman suggested that U.S. LNG exports could reach 5.8 Bcf/d by 2020. [Subscription...
Attorneys Discuss Uncertainty Surrounding DOE’s Ability to Revoke LNG Export Permits
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Attorneys Discuss Uncertainty Surrounding DOE’s Ability to Revoke LNG Export Permits
Several energy attorneys told Energy Law360 that they are concerned about the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) authority to revoke LNG export permits, noting that “DOE gave absolutely no guidance as to what the parameters are as to when the revocation would occur” in its authorization of the Sabine Pass LNG export project last...