DOE Sets Deadline for Public Comments in Lake Charles LNG Export Proceeding
Posted on Jun 14, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Sets Deadline for Public Comments in Lake Charles LNG Export Proceeding
The U.S. Department of Energy has set a deadline of August 12, 2011, for written comments in the Lake Charles LNG export proceeding. Find further details in the Federal Register.
Apache Names New Leadership for Kitimat LNG Export Project
Posted on Jun 14, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Apache Names New Leadership for Kitimat LNG Export Project
The Northern Sentinel reports that Apache Corp. has named Graham Lawton as its new vice president of LNG projects. In this capacity, Lawton will oversee the Kitimat LNG export project and associated Pacific Trail...
USCG to Establish Advisory Committee for Marine Transport of Chemicals
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Safety & Security | Comments Off on USCG to Establish Advisory Committee for Marine Transport of Chemicals
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this morning that it will establish a Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee to advise the agency on the safe and secure marine transport of certain materials in bulk, likely including LNG. The announcement in today’s Federal Register provides additional...
Pickens Critical of Proposals to Export U.S. Natural Gas Overseas
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Pickens Critical of Proposals to Export U.S. Natural Gas Overseas
Speaking to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, famed oil investor and natural gas production supporter T. Boone Pickens said that “[i]t’s bad public policy to export natural gas – a cleaner, cheaper domestic resource – and import more expensive, dirtier OPEC oil.” The article goes on to cite other industry players and politicians’ concerns with U.S. LNG export...
NOAA Releases Regulations Addressing Potential Impacts of Neptune LNG Operations on Marine Mammals
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NOAA Releases Regulations Addressing Potential Impacts of Neptune LNG Operations on Marine Mammals
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released regulations that will govern enforcement of prohibitions against takings of marine mammals, including by incidental harassment, during the normal operations and maintenance of the Neptune LNG deepwater port located offshore Massachusetts. The regulations will be in effect from July 11, 2011, through August 10,...