Study Suggests Shale Gas Production May Limit U.S. LNG Imports
Posted on Jul 21, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Study Suggests Shale Gas Production May Limit U.S. LNG Imports
A study released this week by the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University predicts that production from U.S. shale gas plays may limit the need for LNG imports to the United States for the next 20-30 years. The study goes on to suggest that the LNG that would have been sent to the United States may now be available to Europe, potentially reducing Europe’s dependence...
State Legislator Says Alaska Should Consider Exporting North Slope Gas to Asia as LNG
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Legislator Says Alaska Should Consider Exporting North Slope Gas to Asia as LNG
Responding to a report that examines the possibility of a natural gas pipeline project that would transport gas from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska, State Sen. Joe Thomas (D) said that he would like further consideration of exporting LNG to Asian customers. Read more in the Peninsula...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Statoil’s Snoehvit LNG Plant Down Due to Technical Issues (Reuters) Chancellor Merkel: Germany to Grow Investment in Nigerian LNG (Reuters)
FERC Sets Schedule for Cove Point LNG Tariff Revision Proceeding
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Sets Schedule for Cove Point LNG Tariff Revision Proceeding
FERC issued the schedule for the Cove Point LNG tariff revision proceeding, setting hearings for April 2012 and an initial decision in September 2012. The schedule is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Jamaican Government Planning LNG Tenders in August
Posted on Jul 13, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaican Government Planning LNG Tenders in August
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the Jamaican government expects to issue LNG supply and infrastructure tenders for its planned LNG import project in August, 2011.
Sabine Pass LNG Withdraws Petition for Declaratory Order on Bi-Directional Terminal Capacity Transactions
Posted on Jul 8, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Withdraws Petition for Declaratory Order on Bi-Directional Terminal Capacity Transactions
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC has withdrawn its previous petition for a declaratory order or waiver for its proposed bi-directional terminal capacity transactions. Sabine Pass informed FERC that the transactions now contemplated are different from those described in the original petition, so its petition is moot. The notice of withdrawal is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket...