Industry Analyst: Liquefaction Infrastructure Adds Additional Costs for U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Industry Analyst: Liquefaction Infrastructure Adds Additional Costs for U.S. LNG Exports
Jonathan Wolff, an energy analyst with ISI Group Inc., said this week that he expects the additional infrastructure necessary to enable natural gas liquefaction and allow the U.S. to export gas as LNG could add several dollars to the U.S. natural gas price. Read more in State...
Osaka Gas Official Says Canadian LNG Exports More Likely than U.S. Proposals
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Osaka Gas Official Says Canadian LNG Exports More Likely than U.S. Proposals
Osaka Gas Co. President Hiroshi Ozaki said this week that he believes projects proposing to export Canadian shale natural gas as LNG are more likely than LNG exports from the United States. Reuters provides additional...
BP Official Discusses Economic Considerations of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 8, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on BP Official Discusses Economic Considerations of U.S. LNG Exports
At a conference in Australia this week, Benjamin Kloss of BP discussed several economic considerations of U.S. LNG export projects, including natural gas supply markets, spot versus long-term supply arrangements, and market arbitrage potential. International Oil Daily offers additional...
Dominion Cove Point Submits LNG Export Application to DOE
Posted on Sep 6, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point Submits LNG Export Application to DOE
According to MarketWatch, Dominion Cove Point has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 1Bcf/d of U.S. domestic natural gas as LNG to countries with which the United States has entered or will enter into free trade agreements. The application contemplates an export authorization term of 25 years. In addition, Dominion Cove Point also requested...
Chevron CEO Not Convinced LNG Export Projects “Economic”
Posted on Sep 1, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Chevron CEO Not Convinced LNG Export Projects “Economic”
Speaking at an event in Houston yesterday, Chevron CEO John Watson said that “it remains to be seen whether [LNG export projects] will prove to be economic.” The Wall Street Journal provides additional...
Investment House: Shell May Pursue Floating LNG Liquefaction Facility for Canada’s West Coast
Posted on Sep 1, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Investment House: Shell May Pursue Floating LNG Liquefaction Facility for Canada’s West Coast
Investment dealer FirstEnergy Capital suggested this week that Shell Canada may consider building a floating LNG liquefaction and export facility off Canada’s western coast, noting Shell’s experience with the Prelude LNG liquefaction project in Australia. Find further details in Alberta Oil...