Alaska Governor Sets March 30 Deadline for North Slope Gas Production and Transport Project
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Sets March 30 Deadline for North Slope Gas Production and Transport Project
Speaking to state legislators this week, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) called on ExxonMobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips to align behind a project that would transport natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to the Alaska tidewater, where it could be liquefied and exported as LNG to customers in the Pacific Basin. Read more in the Anchorage Daily News. Separately, Larry Persily, federal...
Environmental Groups Appeal Jordan Cove LNG Project’s Dredging Application Approval
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Appeal Jordan Cove LNG Project’s Dredging Application Approval
Several environmental groups have filed an appeal with the Oregon Department of State Lands over the agency’s approval of a dredging permit application submitted by the Port of Coos Bay. The appeal argues that the agency should have considered potential environmental impacts from the planned Jordan Cove LNG project in its evaluation of the application, as Jordan Cove LNG stands...
Editorial: Lease Terms Indicate Oregon LNG Should Stop Pursuing LNG Export Plan
Posted on Jan 13, 2012 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Lease Terms Indicate Oregon LNG Should Stop Pursuing LNG Export Plan
An editorial carried in the Daily Astorian argues that Oregon LNG should cancel its LNG project in the face of new challenges. The piece notes that the Oregon Department of State Lands recently informed project developers that the lease for the Oregon LNG terminal site permits only LNG imports, not exports, preventing the company from shifting its project from LNG regasification to...
Oregon: Lease of State Lands for Oregon LNG Project Allows Only Imports, Not Exports
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon: Lease of State Lands for Oregon LNG Project Allows Only Imports, Not Exports
The Oregon Department of State Lands has informed Oregon LNG that, in its view, the lease of state lands to the company only is for the purpose of allowing an LNG import facility, not an LNG export facility. Read more in the Daily...
Downeast LNG Developer Highlights Project’s Potential Benefits
Posted on Jan 10, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Developer Highlights Project’s Potential Benefits
Dean Girdis, CEO and president of Downeast LNG, submitted an op-ed to the Bangor Daily News that argues the proposed LNG import and regasification project will provide significant economic benefits to the region surrounding the project...
BP, ConocoPhillips, and TransCanada Discussing Export of LNG from Alaska’s North Slope
Posted on Jan 9, 2012 in E&P, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BP, ConocoPhillips, and TransCanada Discussing Export of LNG from Alaska’s North Slope
Late last week, officials with BP, ConocoPhillips, and TransCanada signaled interest in studying an LNG liquefaction and export project for natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope fields. The Vancouver Sun provides additional...