EIA Expects United States to Become Net LNG Exporter by 2016
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on EIA Expects United States to Become Net LNG Exporter by 2016
Speaking to an audience in Washington, D.C., Acting Administrator Howard Gruenspecht of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted that the United States will become a net LNG exporter by 2016. According to Bloomberg, Gruenspecht noted that domestic natural gas supply is growing faster than demand and that the surplus will likely be exported to Mexico and...
Alaska Governor Sets March 30 Deadline for North Slope Gas Production and Transport Project
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Sets March 30 Deadline for North Slope Gas Production and Transport Project
Speaking to state legislators this week, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) called on ExxonMobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips to align behind a project that would transport natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to the Alaska tidewater, where it could be liquefied and exported as LNG to customers in the Pacific Basin. Read more in the Anchorage Daily News. Separately, Larry Persily, federal...
DOE Approves Cameron LNG Export Permit for FTA Countries
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Approves Cameron LNG Export Permit for FTA Countries
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has approved an application by Cameron LNG, LLC to export LNG to countries with which the United States has entered free trade agreements (FTA), or countries with which the United States may enter free trade agreements in the future. The authorization permits Cameron LNG to export up to 12 million metric tons of LNG...
Freeport LNG Submits Additional LNG Export Applications to DOE
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Submits Additional LNG Export Applications to DOE
Freeport LNG has submitted two additional LNG export applications to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), seeking authorization to export up to 1.4 Bcf/d for a term of 25 years. The company has submitted two applications, one application for export of LNG to countries with which the United States has or develops a free trade agreement and another application for LNG exports to...
EIA Releases Report on Potential Economic Effects of Additional U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on EIA Releases Report on Potential Economic Effects of Additional U.S. LNG Exports
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a report discussing potential effects of additional U.S. LNG exports on the domestic economy. The report was requested by the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy as it continues to evaluate LNG export...
Environmental Groups Appeal Jordan Cove LNG Project’s Dredging Application Approval
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Appeal Jordan Cove LNG Project’s Dredging Application Approval
Several environmental groups have filed an appeal with the Oregon Department of State Lands over the agency’s approval of a dredging permit application submitted by the Port of Coos Bay. The appeal argues that the agency should have considered potential environmental impacts from the planned Jordan Cove LNG project in its evaluation of the application, as Jordan Cove LNG stands...