Cheniere Discussing LNG Exports with Asian Customers
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Discussing LNG Exports with Asian Customers
A Cheniere Energy official said yesterday that his company is in discussions with LNG buyers from Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and India for LNG exports from the Sabine Pass terminal. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] also reports that Cheniere will award the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the liquefaction facilities the company plans to install at...
Jordan Cove to Submit LNG Export Application to U.S. DOE Today
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jordan Cove to Submit LNG Export Application to U.S. DOE Today
The project manager for the Jordan Cove Energy Project told The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) that his company expects to apply for a natural gas export permit with the U.S. Department of Energy...
Op-Ed: Development of LNG Export Projects May Help British Columbia Stimulate Economy
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Development of LNG Export Projects May Help British Columbia Stimulate Economy
An op-ed carried by the Vancouver Sun suggests that the development of one or more of the LNG export projects proposed for British Columbia’s west coast may help stimulate the province’s economy. The piece notes that the province hopes to have as many as three operating LNG export terminals by...
Texas CEQ Submits Comments on Freeport LNG Liquefaction Proposal
Posted on Sep 21, 2011 in Environmental, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Texas CEQ Submits Comments on Freeport LNG Liquefaction Proposal
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has filed comments with FERC regarding the planned Freeport LNG liquefaction project. The comments, available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No. PF11-2, conclude that the air pollution from volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides produced from this project is “expected to be well below the 25 tons per year...
BC Premier to Push for Three LNG Export Facilities By 2020
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on BC Premier to Push for Three LNG Export Facilities By 2020
The Vancouver Sun reports that Premier Christy Clark of British Columbia, Canada, announced this week that she would push for investment in three LNG export projects in her province by 2020. In addition to reporting on the premier’s speech, a separate article in the Sun examines LNG export projects in British Columbia over the past thirty...
Op-Ed Questions Practicality of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed Questions Practicality of U.S. LNG Exports
An op-ed carried by The Oregonian argues that the United States should adopt policies that favor domestic consumption of natural gas rather than export of U.S. natural gas resources as LNG, particularly in Oregon. The piece notes that the CEO of Oregon LNG will be presenting at an LNG export conference in Houston in...