Magnolia LNG Files at DOE to Export to FTA Nations
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files at DOE to Export to FTA Nations
Magnolia LNG, LLC, an affiliate of Australian company Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export, on behalf of itself and others, 0.54 Bcf of natural gas per day, or approximately 4 million tons per year of domestically produced LNG, over a twenty-five year period. Magnolia LNG proposes to export the LNG from a terminal it will...
Congressman Markey Calls on DOE to Re-run LNG Export Report
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Congressman Markey Calls on DOE to Re-run LNG Export Report
U.S. Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu calling DOE’s recent report on the macroeconomic effects of LNG exports fundamentally flawed since it is based on outdated data and could underestimate the increase in domestic gas prices to American consumers from additional LNG exports. The letter requests that DOE re-run and...
Sierra Club and Municipal Gas Utilities Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 18, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Municipal Gas Utilities Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Sierra Club and the American Public Gas Association (APGA), which represents municipal gas utilities, each filed protests at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.’s application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Sierra Club opposes the application arguing that DOE has not considered the potential...
Total and Cheniere Sign Deal for Sabine Pass LNG
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Total and Cheniere Sign Deal for Sabine Pass LNG
MarketWatch reports that Total SA and Cheniere Energy Partners LP have signed a 20-year agreement for Total to purchase 2 million tons per year of LNG from a proposed fifth liquefaction train to be built at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal. The first commercial delivery is expected in...
Petition Requests Obama Administration to Study Human Health Effects of Fracking Before Approving More LNG Export Terminals
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petition Requests Obama Administration to Study Human Health Effects of Fracking Before Approving More LNG Export Terminals
A group of 107 medical and scientific professionals have signed a petition urging the Obama Administration to put on hold the approval of new U.S. LNG export terminals until the potential human health effects from an increase in hydraulic fracturing have been researched...