Op-Ed: Alaska Should Embrace LNG Exports to Asia
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Alaska Should Embrace LNG Exports to Asia
An op-ed carried in the Anchorage Daily News argues that Alaskans would benefit more from exporting natural gas as LNG to Asian markets rather than transporting gas from the North Slope to consumers in the Lower...
Some Landowners in Shale Gas Producing Region Concerned with LNG Export Proposals
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in E&P, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Some Landowners in Shale Gas Producing Region Concerned with LNG Export Proposals
National Geographic News reports that some landowners in shale gas producing regions like Pennsylvania have expressed concerns with plans to export U.S. domestic gas as LNG to markets...
Chesapeake CEO Says He Hopes U.S. LNG Exports Will Not Be Necessary
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Chesapeake CEO Says He Hopes U.S. LNG Exports Will Not Be Necessary
Although he would like the right to export U.S. natural gas as LNG, Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon said yesterday that he would prefer that the United States’ large natural gas resources were used domestically, possibly in the transportation sector. However, a Cheniere Energy representative told Reuters that Chesapeake has pledged publicly to supply 500 MMcf/d of natural gas to...
Goldman Sachs: U.S. LNG Export Policy May Become Key Driver in Domestic Natural Gas Market
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in E&P, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Goldman Sachs: U.S. LNG Export Policy May Become Key Driver in Domestic Natural Gas Market
A banker with Goldman Sachs told an industry conference in Toronto this week that he expects political risks, including those associated with LNG export policy, environmental regulations for power plants, and hydraulic fracturing, to overtake traditional supply and demand as the key drivers in the U.S. natural gas market for the next few years. Platts LNG Daily provides additional...
Petronet, Exxon Considering U.S. LNG Export Options
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in Financing, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Petronet, Exxon Considering U.S. LNG Export Options
A managing director with Petronet LNG told Bloomberg that his company is considering securing minority stakes in the Freeport and Cove Point LNG export projects for “better pricing power and assurance of supply.” Petronet also is in discussions with Cheniere Energy for a stake in the Sabine Pass LNG export project. Separately, an official with ExxonMobil said that his...
Analysis: DOE Could Change LNG Export Policy Following Studies
Posted on Nov 16, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Analysis: DOE Could Change LNG Export Policy Following Studies
An analysis carried in World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] argues that U.S. LNG export proposals could face significant challenges if the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) changes its approach for evaluating LNG export applications. In particular, the piece notes that DOE may adjust its permitting approach once it has received the findings of two studies announced at a recent...