Minimal Opposition for Kitimat LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Minimal Opposition for Kitimat LNG Export Project
Reviewing the permitting history for the Kitimat LNG export project, the Vancouver Sun reports that the project has faced little opposition during the course of its development. The piece also notes that development of the Kitimat LNG project is ahead of the other LNG export project proposed for the North American west coast, Jordan Cove...
Canada’s NEB Issues 20-Year LNG Export License to Kitimat LNG
Posted on Oct 14, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canada’s NEB Issues 20-Year LNG Export License to Kitimat LNG
Yesterday Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) issued a 20-year license to KM LNG Operating General Partnership to export up to 468 Bcf of LNG per year from the planned Kitimat LNG facility. The Globe and Mail offers additional...
Industry Studies Predict U.S. LNG Exports Will Raise Domestic Gas Prices Slightly in Coming Decades
Posted on Oct 14, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Industry Studies Predict U.S. LNG Exports Will Raise Domestic Gas Prices Slightly in Coming Decades
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that several studies offered by LNG export proponents predict that U.S. LNG exports will raise Henry Hub natural gas prices by some 22 cents per MMBtu between 2016 and 2035. The studies also say that the export projects could create 100,000 jobs...
Editorial: Expect Continued Debate Over Jordan Cove LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Expect Continued Debate Over Jordan Cove LNG Export Proposal
An editorial published by The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) suggests that the future of the Jordan Cove LNG export proposal remains uncertain, but that local residents should expect vigorous debate on the project to...
Spectra CEO: United States and Canada LNG Export Projects Competing for Customers
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Spectra CEO: United States and Canada LNG Export Projects Competing for Customers
Speaking in Washington, D.C., earlier this week, Spectra Energy CEO Gregory Ebel said that developers of LNG export projects in Canada and the United States are competing for LNG buyers around the world. Platts Gas Daily [subscription required] also said that he hopes Canadian authorities will grant an LNG export license for the Kitimat LNG project...
Op-Ed: Alaska’s North Slope Gas Ideal for Asian LNG Customers
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Alaska’s North Slope Gas Ideal for Asian LNG Customers
An op-ed carried by the Anchorage Daily News argues that development of natural gas reserves on Alaska’s North Slope, which are planned to be exported as LNG to gas customers in Asia, would be ideal for both Alaska and gas consumers in Asia...