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Goldman Sachs: U.S. LNG Export Policy May Become Key Driver in Domestic Natural Gas Market

A banker with Goldman Sachs told an industry conference in Toronto this week that he expects political risks, including those associated with LNG export policy, environmental regulations for power plants, and hydraulic fracturing, to overtake traditional supply and demand as the key drivers in the U.S. natural gas market for the next few years. Platts LNG Daily provides additional...

Op-Ed Criticizes Potential Environmental Impacts of Planned LNG Export Projects in British Columbia

An op-ed carried by the Vancouver Sun argues that the three LNG export projects proposed for British Columbia are incompatible with the Province’s environmental policies, particularly the provincial government’s past pledge to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the coming...

Louisiana Senator, Congressman Encourage FERC to Complete Environmental Review of Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Congressman Jeff Landry (R-La.) sent a joint letter to FERC this week encouraging the Commission to complete its initial environmental review of the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project promptly. Specifically, the letter requests that FERC release its Environmental Assessment of the project by the end of this week in order to allow the project to begin...

Hearing on Pacific Connector Pipeline to Focus on Environmental Impacts on Oyster Habitat

The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) reports that a hearing scheduled for today to discuss the Pacific Connector Pipeline project will focus on the potential environmental impacts of the pipeline on a local oyster habitat in Haynes Inlet. The pipeline is associated with the planned Jordan Cove LNG regasification...

Texas CEQ Submits Comments on Freeport LNG Liquefaction Proposal

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has filed comments with FERC regarding the planned Freeport LNG liquefaction project. The comments, available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No. PF11-2, conclude that the air pollution from volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides produced from this project is “expected to be well below the 25 tons per year...

FERC Initiates Environmental Review of Freeport LNG Export Project

Last week, FERC announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Freeport LNG liquefaction and export project proposed by Freeport LNG Development, L.P., Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC. FERC has requested public comments on the scope of the environmental review be submitted by September 19, 2011. FERC’s announcement is available...

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