European LNG Headlines
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Lithuania LNG Terminal Preliminary Cost Estimate at $262 Million (Reuters)
Cheniere Expects to Conclude Financing for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project By End of March
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Expects to Conclude Financing for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project By End of March
A company spokesperson told World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] that Cheniere Energy will likely conclude financing for the planned Sabine Pass Liquefaction project by the end of March...
Cheniere Targets Caribbean Gas Market for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 in Financing, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Targets Caribbean Gas Market for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that a company official from Cheniere Energy speaking at an industry conference said that his company will target gas buyers in the Caribbean region as a key market for Cheniere’s planned Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction and export facility. The official noted that strengthening Sabine Pass LNG’s financial footing would allow...
LNG Exports Present Policy, Political Challenges for U.S. Regulators
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Financing, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on LNG Exports Present Policy, Political Challenges for U.S. Regulators
In an analysis offered by Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], several members of the LNG industry expressed concern over whether the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) might revoke LNG export authority even after authorizing exports. The industry participants noted that portions of DOE’s authorization of LNG exports from the Sabine Pass LNG facility suggest that DOE may assert...
Spokesperson: Sen. Murkowski May Support Change in Law to Allow Alaskan LNG Export Project to Access Federal Loan Guarantees
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Financing, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Spokesperson: Sen. Murkowski May Support Change in Law to Allow Alaskan LNG Export Project to Access Federal Loan Guarantees
A spokesperson for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told the Associated Press (via CBS News) that the Senator’s office will evaluate a change in the law to allow a proposed LNG export project in Alaska to qualify for some $21 billion in loan guarantees from the federal government. A federal coordinator for Alaska gas transportation projects said previously that the loan guarantees are...
Alaska LNG Export Plan Not Eligible for U.S. Pipeline Loan Guarantee Assistance
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Export Plan Not Eligible for U.S. Pipeline Loan Guarantee Assistance
Larry Persily, the Alaska natural gas pipeline project coordinator for the Obama Administration, told International Oil Daily [subscription required] that the LNG export project in Alaska contemplated by BP and ConocoPhillips would not be eligible for $21 billion in loan guarantees from the U.S....