Official Says DOE Will Act on LNG Export Applications in “Not-Too-Distant Future”
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Official Says DOE Will Act on LNG Export Applications in “Not-Too-Distant Future”
Speaking to an industry conference in Washington, D.C., Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Smith said that he expects his office to issue decisions on two LNG export applications “in the not-too-distant future.”
Separately, AOL Energy reports that Deputy Assistant Secretary Smith said that his office would focus on the potential impacts of natural gas exports on domestic gas prices when evaluating LNG export applications. He also noted that the agency’s review of each terminal is “precedent-setting.”