Progress Energy Resources, Petronas to Conduct Feasibility Study for LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Aug 3, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Progress Energy Resources, Petronas to Conduct Feasibility Study for LNG Export Terminal
As part of a natural gas development and export deal valued at CDN $1.07 billion, Progress Energy Resources Corp. and Malaysian national oil company Petronas agreed to conduct a feasibility study for an LNG export terminal proposed for Canada’s west coast. The project contemplates liquefaction capacity of 600,000 cf/d. According to the Calgary Herald, the feasibility study is...
Debate Continues on Alaskan Gas Pipeline Project Designs
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues on Alaskan Gas Pipeline Project Designs
The Alaska Journal of Commerce offers an update on the status of the various pipeline projects proposed to transport natural gas from the North Slope to consumers in southern Alaska. The piece also notes that LNG export via the port at Valdez, Alaska, remains a...
DOE Approves LNG Export Applications for Carib Energy, Lake Charles Exports
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Approves LNG Export Applications for Carib Energy, Lake Charles Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has approved LNG exports by Carib Energy (USA) LLC and Lake Charles Exports, LLC. The authorizations allow export of U.S. natural gas as LNG to countries with which the United States has entered or will enter into a free trade agreement. Carib Energy will be permitted to export up to 11.53 Bcf per year over a 25-year...
Op-Ed Suggests Programmatic EIS for LNG Exports From Western United States
Posted on Jul 27, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Op-Ed Suggests Programmatic EIS for LNG Exports From Western United States
An op-ed carried in today’s Register Guard (Eugene, Ore.) suggests that if developers of LNG projects in the western United States are interested in LNG exports of U.S.-sourced natural gas, FERC should perform a programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on LNG exports from the...
Canada’s NEB Plans Hearing on BC LNG Export Project
Posted on Jul 26, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canada’s NEB Plans Hearing on BC LNG Export Project
Yesterday, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) announced its plans for a hearing on BC LNG Export Co-operative LLC’s application for a 20-year LNG export license. The announcement states that the NEB will consider the contemplated export markets in the Pacific Basin and natural gas supply, LNG transportation arrangements, environmental matters, and the status of...
Analysts’ Report: Canadian LNG Exports Could Compete With Other LNG Supplies in Pacific Basin
Posted on Jul 25, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Analysts’ Report: Canadian LNG Exports Could Compete With Other LNG Supplies in Pacific Basin
A report issued by energy industry analysts at Wood Mackenzie suggests that LNG supplies exported from liquefaction facilities planned for Canada’s western coast could compete economically with other LNG supplies in the Pacific Basin. The Edmonton Journal provides additional...