Pennsylvania Resident Urges County Commissioners to Adopt Anti-LNG Exports Resolution
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Resident Urges County Commissioners to Adopt Anti-LNG Exports Resolution
Citing environmental and economic concerns, local resident Walton Brennan encouraged the commissioners of Bradford County, Pa., to adopt a resolution to oppose additional U.S. Department of Energy authorizations to export domestic LNG. In an interview, a spokesperson for the Marcellus Shale Coalition disagreed, questioning Brennan’s assertions that hydraulic fracturing is unsafe...
FERC Schedules Annual Review of Freeport LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Schedules Annual Review of Freeport LNG Terminal
FERC has scheduled its annual post-authorization review of the Freeport LNG regasification terminal for May 8-9, 2012. The Commission’s letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Minister: Poland Eyes LNG Exports (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
ALJ Continues Suspension of Cove Point LNG Proceeding to Allow Parties to Finalize Settlement
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ALJ Continues Suspension of Cove Point LNG Proceeding to Allow Parties to Finalize Settlement
An administrative law judge overseeing the ongoing rate case at the Cove Point LNG terminal issued an order today continuing the suspension of the case’s procedural schedule until April 16, 2012 to allow the parties to finalize a settlement and file it with FERC. The order is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. FTA with South Korea Goes Into Effect Today
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in LNG Exports, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on U.S. FTA with South Korea Goes Into Effect Today
In a statement released this morning, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and South Korea goes into effect today. Going forward, South Korea, a major buyer in the global LNG market, will be a country with which the United States has an FTA in force for the purposes of Department of Energy LNG export...