Oregon Requests FERC Set Aside Order Authorizing Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on Dec 6, 2011 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Requests FERC Set Aside Order Authorizing Jordan Cove LNG Project
Late last week, the State of Oregon submitted a Motion to Reopen the Record and Request to Set Aside Order in the Jordan Cove LNG import project proceeding. In its filing, Oregon argues that the core circumstances underpinning the previous authorization for the Jordan Cove LNG project have changed, citing changes in the region’s natural gas market. The filing goes on to request...
Local Citizens Criticize Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal in Comments to FERC
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Citizens Criticize Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal in Comments to FERC
Local group Citizens for a Safe Secure Savannah submitted comments earlier this month to FERC outlining their concerns regarding the proposal to restart LNG truck loading operations at the Elba Island LNG regasification terminal. The comments are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Op-Ed Criticizes Alaska Governor’s Approach to Developing LNG Export Project
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Criticizes Alaska Governor’s Approach to Developing LNG Export Project
An op-ed carried in the Alaska Dispatch today criticizes Gov. Sean Parnell’s (R-Alaska) approach to developing an LNG export project for Alaska’s North Slope natural gas reserves. Governor Parnell has called for a natural gas pipeline and an LNG liquefaction facility in southern Alaska to process and ship the state’s gas to Asia, but the author of the op-ed argues...
Analysis: Shutdown of Kenai LNG Facility Creates Uncertainty for Local Gas Customers
Posted on Nov 22, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Analysis: Shutdown of Kenai LNG Facility Creates Uncertainty for Local Gas Customers
An analysis carried in the Alaska Journal of Commerce suggests that the shutdown of the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility will create uncertainty in the local gas market, particularly during the upcoming winter...
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds Majority of Business Community Support LNG Project Development in the Province
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on British Columbia Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds Majority of Business Community Support LNG Project Development in the Province
The Vancouver Sun reports that 57% of the British Columbia business community would like to see the province become a global leader in the LNG sector, according to a poll conducted for the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Discussing the results of the survey, John Winter, president of the group, said that additional efforts to educate the business community about the advantages of...
Op-Ed: Alaska Should Embrace LNG Exports to Asia
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Alaska Should Embrace LNG Exports to Asia
An op-ed carried in the Anchorage Daily News argues that Alaskans would benefit more from exporting natural gas as LNG to Asian markets rather than transporting gas from the North Slope to consumers in the Lower...