Downeast LNG Moving Forward with LNG Import Project
Posted on Aug 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Moving Forward with LNG Import Project
In response to a recent FERC data request, Downeast LNG, Inc. has submitted a letter stating that it has exercised its land option agreement for its proposed LNG import terminal site, and has purchased the terminal site property. The letter can be accessed here, and the complete docket for the Downeast LNG project can be found on eLibrary by searching for Docket No....
Freeport-McMoRan Energy Asks DOE for Separate Review of Non-FTA LNG Exports from Deepwater Terminals
Posted on Aug 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan Energy Asks DOE for Separate Review of Non-FTA LNG Exports from Deepwater Terminals
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC (FME) recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that DOE consider FME’s application to export LNG from its proposed Main Pass Deepwater port to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States separately from applications to export LNG to non-FTA nations from onshore facilities. Because...
Group of Democratic Lawmakers Urge Review of LNG Exports Impact on Climate Change
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Group of Democratic Lawmakers Urge Review of LNG Exports Impact on Climate Change
The Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, comprised of U.S. Senators and Representatives from the Democratic Party, has released a white paper encouraging the U.S. Secretary of Energy to consider 20 recommendations as he implements the President’s Climate Action Plan, including a recommendation that the Department of Energy “conduct a thorough analysis of the climate change...
Murkowski Releases White Paper Urging Swift Approval of More LNG Exports
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Murkowski Releases White Paper Urging Swift Approval of More LNG Exports
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has released a white paper urging swift action and removal of barriers to LNG export permit approvals “before the nation misses a historic opportunity … to generate enormous geopolitical and economic benefits by expanding its role in the global gas trade.” Read more in the press...
Gas Natural Fenosa Group Affiliate Enters Into Tolling Heads Agreement for Magnolia LNG Capacity
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gas Natural Fenosa Group Affiliate Enters Into Tolling Heads Agreement for Magnolia LNG Capacity
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited announced that it has signed a non‐binding Tolling Heads of Agreement with Gas Natural SDG, S.A., an affiliate of the Gas Natural Fenosa Group, in relation to the proposed Magnolia LNG export project at Lake Charles, La. The agreement contemplates a 20-year Tolling Agreement, including firm LNG production capacity of up to 1.7 million tonnes per year and...