DOE Responds to Carib Energy’s Request for Expeditious Processing of LNG Export Application
Posted on Nov 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Responds to Carib Energy’s Request for Expeditious Processing of LNG Export Application
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a letter in response to Carib Energy (USA) LLC’s (Carib) request that DOE process Carib’s application next, rather than taking up the application in the Order of Precedence established by DOE for applications to export LNG to countries with which the U.S. has no free trade agreement. The letter to Carib states that DOE intends to give Carib...
DOE Authorizes Additional Non-FTA LNG Exports From Freeport Terminal
Posted on Nov 18, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Additional Non-FTA LNG Exports From Freeport Terminal
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., to export an additional 0.4 Bcf/day of LNG, for a total authorized rate of up to 1.8 Bcf/day, from its proposed LNG export terminal on Quintana Island, Texas to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. DOE prohibited Freeport from combining its authorized FTA and...
Oregon LNG Pipeline to Appeal Clatsop County Denial of Land Use Permit
Posted on Nov 15, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Pipeline to Appeal Clatsop County Denial of Land Use Permit
Oregon Pipeline Company filed a notice of its intent to appeal the Board of Clatsop County Commissioners’ denial of a land use permit for a 41-mile segment of pipeline to interconnect to the proposed Oregon LNG terminal in Warrenton, Ore. The notice of intent can be found here, and the complete docket for the Oregon LNG terminal application can be found on eLibrary by searching for...
Senator Wyden Asks DOE to Consider Regional Factors in Review of LNG Export Applications
Posted on Nov 15, 2013 in LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Asks DOE to Consider Regional Factors in Review of LNG Export Applications
Yesterday, at a Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Christopher Smith to be U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Chairman Wyden (D-Ore.) requested that DOE consider regional factors in its review of applications to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Wyden also...
America’s Energy Advantage Claims DOE Approval of LNG Exports Has Pushed the U.S. into a Danger Zone
Posted on Nov 14, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on America’s Energy Advantage Claims DOE Approval of LNG Exports Has Pushed the U.S. into a Danger Zone
America’s Energy Advantage (AEA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Moniz stating that DOE’s recent approval of LNG exports to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States “has pushed the United States into a danger zone that will increase prices for consumers and harm manufacturers, negatively impacting investment and job creation.” The letter states...