Local Group Disputes Claim that New England Needs Natural Gas from Downeast LNG Project
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Group Disputes Claim that New England Needs Natural Gas from Downeast LNG Project
Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local LNG opposition group, submitted a market analysis to FERC that concludes that natural gas markets in the U.S. Northeast do not require the additional gas that would be imported by the planned Downeast LNG regasification project. The analysis is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
General Electric CEO Expresses Support for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on General Electric CEO Expresses Support for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
In a March 13, 2012 letter to FERC Chairman Wellinghoff, General Electric Oil & Gas’s CEO Dan Heintzelman expressed his support for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project, stating that GE is an anticipated supplier of U.S.-manufactured equipment for the project. The letter is available in FERC’s eLibrary in Docket No....
FERC Completes Onsite Environmental Review of Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Completes Onsite Environmental Review of Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC has released a report detailing its February 28, 2012 Onsite Environmental Review of the Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction and export project, including photographs of the project site and a map of the proposed pipeline route. Find the report in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Greece’s DESFA Calls for Bids to Build Third LNG Storage Tank (Bloomberg)
Editorial: Increased U.S. LNG Exports May Help Economy
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Editorial: Increased U.S. LNG Exports May Help Economy
An editorial in The Washington Post today touts the potential benefits to the U.S. economy of increasing exports of domestic LNG, stating that a reduction in the U.S. trade deficit, increased jobs, and additional tax revenue outweigh the predicted rise in domestic gas...