EIA Predicts United States Will Import 420 Bcf of LNG in 2009
Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on EIA Predicts United States Will Import 420 Bcf of LNG in 2009
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated in its Short-Term Energy Outlook that it expects the United States to import approximately 420 Bcf of LNG in 2009, up from an estimated 350 Bcf imported in 2008. Reuters provides additional...
MARAD Releases Report on U.S. Maritime Policy
Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Report on U.S. Maritime Policy
On Monday the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of a report analyzing U.S. maritime policy. The report concludes that U.S. maritime policy should be more supportive of international trade but highlights improvements in policies fostering U.S. participation in the LNG trade through MARAD’s involvement in the licensing of LNG deepwater ports and the...
Consultant: Proposed Alaskan Gas Pipeline Should Prompt Canadian LNG Export Project
Posted on Jan 9, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Consultant: Proposed Alaskan Gas Pipeline Should Prompt Canadian LNG Export Project
Ralph Glass, vice president of operations with AJM Petroleum Consultants, told the Calgary Herald that he believes the proposed natural gas pipeline to transport Alaskan gas to markets in the Continental United States should encourage Canadian efforts to build LNG export capacity, such as the Kitimat LNG liquefaction project. Glass noted that Canadian gas producers “need to...
Alaskan Cold Snap Affects Gas Supplies Available for Export from Kenai LNG
Posted on Jan 7, 2009 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Alaskan Cold Snap Affects Gas Supplies Available for Export from Kenai LNG
A long string of very cold weather in the Anchorage, Alaska, area has decreased the amount of Cook Inlet natural gas available for export from the Kenai LNG facility. See the Anchorage Daily News for further...
NATS Opines on Future of Transatlantic Arbitrage for LNG
Posted on Dec 18, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on NATS Opines on Future of Transatlantic Arbitrage for LNG
NATS [subscription required] speculates that recent developments in the Atlantic Basin LNG market may be part of a larger effort to make the transatlantic arbitrage market more liquid. These include ConocoPhillips’ delivery of the first cargo to Belgium’s Zeebrugge regasification terminal, which was sourced from Trinidad & Tobago, as well as Freeport LNG’s...
Consultant: Canadian LNG Export Project Would Diversify Natural Gas Customer Base
Posted on Dec 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Consultant: Canadian LNG Export Project Would Diversify Natural Gas Customer Base
Ralph Glass of AJM Petroleum Consultants told the Calgary Herald that he believes Canadian natural gas producers will face competition from an Alaskan natural gas pipeline to be built by TransCanada, and that an LNG export terminal built on Canada’s west coast, such as the Kitimat LNG project, would allow Canada to diversify its natural gas customer base and access higher-priced...