Commercial Framework Agreement Signed for Golden Pass LNG Exports
Posted on May 9, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Commercial Framework Agreement Signed for Golden Pass LNG Exports
Golden Pass Products LLC announced today that affiliates Qatar Petroleum International and ExxonMobil have signed a Commercial Framework Agreement to sell up to the full 15.6 million metric ton annual output of the proposed liquefaction and export terminal project to be located at Golden Pass Products’ existing import terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas. The agreement also provides...
Japan Continues Push for U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on May 7, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Japan Continues Push for U.S. LNG Supplies
The Japan Times reports that Japanese Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Acting Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman in Washington last week to request U.S. government approval of LNG exports to Japan. According to the report, Poneman told Motegi that he fully recognizes that access to U.S. LNG supplies is an urgent issue for Japan, which does not have...
House Panel Hears Testimony Supporting LNG Exports
Posted on May 7, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House Panel Hears Testimony Supporting LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing today on “U.S. Energy Abundance: Exports and the Changing Global Energy Landscape,” focusing on LNG exports. Witnesses testified in support of LNG exports, with one witness advocating efforts to address increased greenhouse gas emissions related to increased LNG exports. Testimony from the...
Dominion Cove Point LNG Certificate Application Raises Protests from Shippers and Environmental Groups
Posted on May 7, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point LNG Certificate Application Raises Protests from Shippers and Environmental Groups
Shell NA LNG LLC (Shell) and BP Energy Company (BP) filed protests against Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (Cove Point) FERC application to construct LNG liquefaction and export facilities at its existing LNG import terminal in Lusby, Md. Shell alleges that Cove Point has not demonstrated (1) that the proposed export project will not degrade the services that Shell currently takes from...
CEAA Seeks Comments on Environmental Review for Prince Rupert LNG Project
Posted on May 7, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CEAA Seeks Comments on Environmental Review for Prince Rupert LNG Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is seeking comments on whether a federal environmental assessment is required for BG Group affiliate Prince Rupert LNG Limited’s proposed LNG export project (Project). The Project involves construction of an LNG liquefaction plant and export terminal on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Comments are due...