Canada’s NEB Requests Additional Information from BC LNG
Posted on Apr 27, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canada’s NEB Requests Additional Information from BC LNG
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has requested additional information from the developers of the BC LNG export project. In its requests for information, the NEB focuses on expressions of public interest in the project. Find further information on the NEB’s...
Shell Executive: Debate Needed on Future of U.S. Gas Exports
Posted on Apr 27, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Shell Executive: Debate Needed on Future of U.S. Gas Exports
Speaking to a conference in Washington, D.C., Marvin Odum of Shell said that the enormous shale gas resources in the United States should trigger a political debate on the future of the U.S. energy industry, including whether or not to encourage the export of domestic gas as LNG. Platts LNG Daily provides further coverage. [Subscription...
Editorial: Extension of Kenai LNG Operations Better Than Immediate Closure
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Extension of Kenai LNG Operations Better Than Immediate Closure
An editorial in the Anchorage Daily News finds the extension of operations at the Kenai LNG facility to be an encouraging sign and notes that a “shutdown in August is better than a shutdown in...
Shell Executive Says Company Still Considering LNG Export Project in British Columbia
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell Executive Says Company Still Considering LNG Export Project in British Columbia
Olivier Lazare, vice president of new business development at Shell Exploration and Production, told a conference in Houston this week that his company is still considering an LNG liquefaction and export project in British Columbia. According to Platts, Lazare refused to provide additional details on the...
Analyst: Natural Gas Price Outlook May Temper Enthusiasm for North American LNG Export Projects
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Analyst: Natural Gas Price Outlook May Temper Enthusiasm for North American LNG Export Projects
Energy Risk carries a piece (via Risk.net) that discusses how the future price outlook on natural gas may curb developers’ enthusiasm for North American LNG export facilities. One analyst noted that although current gas price differentials make North American LNG exports an attractive option, a future increase in North American gas prices would cripple development of the proposed...
Kenai LNG to Continue Export Operations Until August
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Kenai LNG to Continue Export Operations Until August
A representative for ConocoPhillips told Reuters that Kenai LNG will continue operations beyond its planned closure this month. One LNG export cargo loaded this week and three additional export cargos are scheduled between now and August. The cargos reportedly are bound for Japan and China. However, the ConocoPhillips spokesperson noted that the long-term plans to end operations at the...