Alaskan Lt. Gov. Says Nuclear Outage in Japan May Increase Demand for Alaskan LNG
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Lt. Gov. Says Nuclear Outage in Japan May Increase Demand for Alaskan LNG
Alaskan Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell (R) told Reuters last Friday that outages at Japanese nuclear power plants could cause an increase in demand for Alaskan oil and LNG exports. As of last Friday, ConocoPhillips reiterated its previous position that it would assist Japan with the country’s LNG needs in the short term, but that the company still plans to suspend operations...
Donations to Mississippi Governor by Gulf LNG Developers Draw Attention
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Donations to Mississippi Governor by Gulf LNG Developers Draw Attention
The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.) provides details regarding a series of political contributions to Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) by developers of the Gulf LNG import project currently under construction in Mississippi. The piece notes that the developers have since divested from the Gulf LNG...
Georgia State Rep. Proposes Committee to Analyze Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia State Rep. Proposes Committee to Analyze Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
The Savannah Morning News reports that Georgia State Rep. Craig Gordon (D) has proposed a resolution that would create a panel of local officials and concerned citizens to study the proposal by Southeast LNG to distribute LNG throughout the region via...
FERC Chairman Responds to Submissions by Texas Legislators
Posted on Mar 4, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Submissions by Texas Legislators
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff issued responses to four legislators from Texas, including U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R) and Kay Bailey Huchison (R) and State Reps. Dennis Bonnen (R) and James Keffer (R), who submitted comments supporting the Freeport LNG export proposal. The responses are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Chairman Responds to Texas Congressman’s Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Texas Congressman’s Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Export Proposal
This week FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff issued a response to Congressman Ron Paul’s (R-Tex.) letter in support of the Freeport LNG export proposal. Both Congressman Paul’s letter and Chairman Wellinghoff’s response are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Secretary Clinton Notes Competition Between China, ExxonMobil in Papua New Guinea LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Secretary Clinton Notes Competition Between China, ExxonMobil in Papua New Guinea LNG Project
Speaking before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cited the Papua New Guinea LNG liquefaction project as one example of competing Chinese and American economic interests. Reuters provides additional...