Moody’s Lowers Credit Ratings on Cheniere
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Moody’s Lowers Credit Ratings on Cheniere
Moody’s credit rating agency announced this week that it has placed a negative B2 rating on Cheniere Energy’s senior secured notes related to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Read more in the Houston Business...
Cheniere Marketing Inc. Seeks Authorization to Export LNG
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Marketing Inc. Seeks Authorization to Export LNG
On August 15, 2008, Cheniere Marketing Inc. filed an “Application for Blanket Authorization to Export Imported Natural Gas” with the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. According to the application, Cheniere is seeking authorization to export up to 64 Bcf of LNG for a two-year period from its Sabine Pass LNG...
Canadian Government Plans Second Study of LNG Tanker Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Canadian Government Plans Second Study of LNG Tanker Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) reports that the Canadian federal government plans to conduct a second study on LNG tanker traffic transiting Head Harbour Passage, citing deficiencies in the first report released last...
Analysts React to Freeport LNG’s Application to Export LNG
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Analysts React to Freeport LNG’s Application to Export LNG
Industry analysts from Pan EurAsian Enterprises and Waterbourne Energy offer their reactions to Freeport LNG’s application to export LNG in the Houston Chronicle.
Review of Canada-Russia Relationship Could Affect Rabaska LNG Deal
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Review of Canada-Russia Relationship Could Affect Rabaska LNG Deal
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday that his government is “examining obviously all aspects of [the Canada-Russia] relationship” in the wake of events in the Caucasus region, and did not rule out an examination of Russian gas giant Gazprom’s entrance into the proposed Rabaska LNG terminal near Quebec. Reuters provides additional...