Louisiana Senator, Congressman Encourage FERC to Complete Environmental Review of Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Sep 29, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Louisiana Senator, Congressman Encourage FERC to Complete Environmental Review of Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Congressman Jeff Landry (R-La.) sent a joint letter to FERC this week encouraging the Commission to complete its initial environmental review of the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project promptly. Specifically, the letter requests that FERC release its Environmental Assessment of the project by the end of this week in order to allow the project to begin...
FERC Invites American Indian Tribes to Participate in Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project Review
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Invites American Indian Tribes to Participate in Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project Review
FERC has invited the Caddo Nation as well as the Alabama-Coushatta, Tonkawa and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes to participate in the Commission’s review of the Freeport LNG liquefaction and export project. Find FERC’s letter in the eLibrary under Docket No....
Jordan Cove Developers Inform FERC of Potential Shift to LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Developers Inform FERC of Potential Shift to LNG Exports
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. submitted an informational filing to FERC last week to notify the Commission that the developers of the project are considering shifting the proposed LNG import project to an LNG liquefaction and export project. The filing is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-444. Separately, an editorial published by the Register-Guard urges...
Editorial: LNG Liquefaction Facilities Key to Developing Natural Gas in British Columbia
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Liquefaction Facilities Key to Developing Natural Gas in British Columbia
An editorial carried by the Vancouver Sun argues that rapid development of LNG liquefaction and export projects is necessary to encourage development of British Columbia’s unconventional natural gas...
Financial Analyst Suggests LNG Exports Could Encourage Investment in Renewable Energy
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Financial Analyst Suggests LNG Exports Could Encourage Investment in Renewable Energy
Speaking in Washington, D.C., yesterday, Michael Ware of Advance Capital said that LNG exports could encourage investment in renewable energy. Ware suggested that LNG exports could provide an outlet for relatively inexpensive domestic natural gas and allow renewable energy technologies like wind and solar to compete for domestic energy market share. Read more in Platts LNG Daily....
Jordan Cove Energy Assessing Customer Interest for LNG Export Project
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Energy Assessing Customer Interest for LNG Export Project
Bob Braddock, the project manager for the Jordan Cove Energy Project, told The Oregonian that his company is still assessing customer interest in using the planned Jordan Cove LNG facility to export LNG. Although the company applied for a natural gas export authorization with the U.S. Department of Energy this week, Braddock said that it will not pursue a full FERC application to...