Alaska Official: State Not Responsible for Marketing North Slope Gas to Potential LNG Customers
Posted on Aug 16, 2011 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Official: State Not Responsible for Marketing North Slope Gas to Potential LNG Customers
Commissioner Dan Sullivan of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources told the Alaska Dispatch yesterday that he views marketing the state’s natural gas to potential overseas buyers of LNG as the responsibility of major North Slope companies, not the state. Sullivan noted, however, that state officials have had discussions with Japan’s Mitsubishi regarding the...
Debate Continues on Alaskan Gas Pipeline Project Designs
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues on Alaskan Gas Pipeline Project Designs
The Alaska Journal of Commerce offers an update on the status of the various pipeline projects proposed to transport natural gas from the North Slope to consumers in southern Alaska. The piece also notes that LNG export via the port at Valdez, Alaska, remains a...
Cheniere Formally Announces Liquefaction Project at Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 25, 2011 in Financing, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cheniere Formally Announces Liquefaction Project at Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Last week, Cheniere formally announced its plans to construct liquefaction facilities at its Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R-La.) attended the announcement and thanked the company, saying that the expected investment of $6 billion represented “an incredible vote of confidence” in Louisiana. Read more at...
Editorial Argues Oregon LNG Regasification Controversies Demonstrate National Trend Towards Politicizing Local Issues
Posted on Jul 20, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Argues Oregon LNG Regasification Controversies Demonstrate National Trend Towards Politicizing Local Issues
An editorial published in the Daily Astorian argues that the controversy surrounding LNG regasification projects proposed in Oregon, particularly the Bradwood Landing LNG import project, demonstrate the trend of politicizing state and local issues. The piece suggests that the polarizing politics common at the national level of government are seeping into state and local...
LNG Exports an Option for Proposed Oregon LNG Projects
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Exports an Option for Proposed Oregon LNG Projects
The Oregonian offers an analysis of the possibility of LNG exports via two proposed LNG projects in Oregon: Jordan Cove LNG and Oregon LNG.
State Legislator Says Alaska Should Consider Exporting North Slope Gas to Asia as LNG
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Legislator Says Alaska Should Consider Exporting North Slope Gas to Asia as LNG
Responding to a report that examines the possibility of a natural gas pipeline project that would transport gas from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska, State Sen. Joe Thomas (D) said that he would like further consideration of exporting LNG to Asian customers. Read more in the Peninsula...