Alaska Governor in Japan To Sell LNG
Posted on Sep 16, 2015 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor in Japan To Sell LNG
Alaska Governor Bill Walker is in Japan for a series of meetings to discuss Alaska’s LNG potential with top-ranking executives in Japan. On his second day of meetings, Governor Walker met with the chief executive of Marubeni Corporation, a leading LNG trading company, and signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize Alaska’s relationship with the prefecture of Kyoto. Governor...
FERC Releases Status Update for Alaska LNG Project; Alaska Governor Identifies Issues Needing Resolution
Posted on Sep 10, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Releases Status Update for Alaska LNG Project; Alaska Governor Identifies Issues Needing Resolution
FERC has released an update on the status of its environmental review of the proposed Alaska LNG Project consisting of an 800-mile pipeline to access North Slope gas supplies and liquefaction facilities and an LNG export terminal to be located near Nikiski in southeastern Alaska. FERC currently is considering and will hold public meetings with stakeholders in October and November on...
Judge Grants Dismissal of Oregon LNG Challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers
Posted on Sep 2, 2015 in Litigation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Grants Dismissal of Oregon LNG Challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers
The Daily Astorian reports that a U.S. District Court of Oregon judge has adopted a magistrate judge’s findings and granted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (ACE) motion to dismiss Oregon LNG’s lawsuit. Oregon LNG filed suit last year to challenge ACE’s easement rights to the land beneath the water on the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton, Ore. The magistrate judge found that Oregon...
Alaska Governor Seeks to Buyout TransCanada from Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Aug 26, 2015 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Seeks to Buyout TransCanada from Alaska LNG Project
The Alaska Dispatch News reports that Alaska Governor Bill Walker will ask state legislators to exercise an option to buyout TransCanada Corporation’s 25% pipeline share of the Alaska LNG project, which involves construction of an 800-mile pipeline and LNG terminal to access North Slope gas supplies for export. North Slope producers BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil are the other...
Hawaii Governor Opposes LNG Imports
Posted on Aug 26, 2015 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Governor Opposes LNG Imports
Pacific Business News reports that Hawaii Governor David Inge, speaking at a conference in Honolulu, stated that he has “reached the conclusion that Hawaii does not need LNG in our future…. It’s time to focus all of our efforts on renewables. We will oppose the building of LNG facilities.” Governor Inge had previously expressed support for the importation of LNG only as a bridge...
FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
Posted on Aug 19, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
FERC has released a notice of public meetings it has scheduled during September in Oregon and Washington to permit the public to present its views on FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Oregon LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline. FERC’s notice can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. CP09-6....