Another LNG Export Bill Introduced
Posted on Jul 25, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Another LNG Export Bill Introduced
Oil & Gas Journal reports that Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) has introduced S. 2638, a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to make a national interest determination on an LNG export application within 45 days after an LNG export project sponsor has filed an application with FERC. The article states that Hoeven said “the measure is a simple compromise between...
Numerous Comments filed on Proposed Changes to DOE LNG Export Review Procedures
Posted on Jul 22, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Numerous Comments filed on Proposed Changes to DOE LNG Export Review Procedures
Comments were filed recently by LNG industry players, public officials and private citizens on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to change the procedures it employs to review LNG export applications. The comments can be found...
Anti-Fracking Protesters Arrested at FERC
Posted on Jul 15, 2014 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Anti-Fracking Protesters Arrested at FERC
Reuters reports that approximately two dozen protesters were arrested at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Demonstrators protested hydraulic fracturing and the U.S. gas industry’s push to sell “fracked” liquefied natural gas abroad by blocking entrances to the FERC headquarters for more than 90 minutes. Environmental groups have called on...
Senate Finance Committee Approves Highway Trust Fund Bill with Bennet-Udall Measure to Treat LNG Equally to Diesel Fuel
Posted on Jul 14, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senate Finance Committee Approves Highway Trust Fund Bill with Bennet-Udall Measure to Treat LNG Equally to Diesel Fuel
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill to sustain the Highway Trust Fund into early 2015. The Preserving America’s Transit and Highways Act includes a provision to introduced by Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to allow liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be treated comparably with diesel fuel by requiring that LNG be...
Senators Hoeven, McCain, Murkowski, and Barrasso Introduce the North Atlantic Energy Security Act
Posted on Jul 14, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senators Hoeven, McCain, Murkowski, and Barrasso Introduce the North Atlantic Energy Security Act
Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced The North Atlantic Energy Security Act, a bill that aims to streamline the approval process for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and infrastructure development projects. The law would reform the leasing process for onshore oil and natural gas projects on federal...
Report Questions Canada’s Preparedness for Future LNG Market
Posted on Jul 11, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Report Questions Canada’s Preparedness for Future LNG Market
A report published in July 2014 by the University of Calgary, School of Public Policy says there is a serious risk of Canada losing out on a large share of the global LNG market. The market for natural gas in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to increase over 60% by 2025, and LNG is predicted to comprise almost 66% of the global gas market by 2035. These opportunities would open a...