Official: GDF Suez Diverting LNG Cargos from United States to Asia, Europe
Posted on Sep 21, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Official: GDF Suez Diverting LNG Cargos from United States to Asia, Europe
Zin Smati, head of GDF Suez’s North American division, told World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] last week that his company has diverted twelve LNG cargos so far this year that were originally slated for delivery to the Everett LNG terminal and Neptune LNG deepwater port. The article goes on to suggest that the company would like to divert some twenty LNG cargos per...
Deloitte Study Suggests U.S. LNG Imports May Increase in Coming Years
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Deloitte Study Suggests U.S. LNG Imports May Increase in Coming Years
A study released by Deloitte this week suggests that U.S. LNG imports may rise in the coming years, particularly if the cost of producing domestic shale gas reserves does not continue to decline due to technological advancements. Platts provides additional...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Netherlands Gas Trade Beats Peers as LNG Arrives (Bloomberg)
Japan Encourages U.S. Secretary of Energy to Approve LNG Export Applications
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Japan Encourages U.S. Secretary of Energy to Approve LNG Export Applications
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Japanese officials who met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu this week encouraged the U.S. government to approve pending LNG export applications, expressing Japan’s desire to import LNG from the United States. A source with the Japanese government told Platts that Japan secured “certain understandings” from Secretary...
Sempra Energy Realignment Includes LNG Operations
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Energy Realignment Includes LNG Operations
Sempra Energy announced yesterday that it will realign some of its major subsidiaries, including Sempra LNG, into two new operating units. One unit, Sempra International, will house the company’s international operations and Sempra LNG. The other unit, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, will contain Sempra’s U.S. operations, excluding the company’s two California...
Company Spokesperson: Cove Point LNG Export Application Prompted By Inquiries from Potential Customers
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Company Spokesperson: Cove Point LNG Export Application Prompted By Inquiries from Potential Customers
A spokesperson for Dominion Cove Point told World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] that the company’s application to export LNG filed with the U.S. Department of Energy was prompted by inquiries from potential customers to use the facility to export LNG starting 2016 or 2017. The spokesperson also noted that because there is already LNG liquefaction equipment at the...