Report: DOE Delays on LNG Exports May Violate WTO Rules
Posted on Dec 4, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Report: DOE Delays on LNG Exports May Violate WTO Rules
A report by James Bacchus, former chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), concludes that U.S. Department of Energy actions that unnecessarily delay approval of LNG exports likely violate WTO rules forbidding export restrictions, and such delays are not excused by any exception available for export restrictions for the protection of the environment, human...
House Amendment to Restrict Gas Exports Fails
Posted on Nov 25, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House Amendment to Restrict Gas Exports Fails
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 142-276 to reject legislation sponsored by Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) that would have prohibited exports of natural gas produced from public lands. According to an article in FuelFix, the margin of defeat signals greater support for gas exports than during three similar votes last...
Senator Wyden Asks DOE to Consider Regional Factors in Review of LNG Export Applications
Posted on Nov 15, 2013 in LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Asks DOE to Consider Regional Factors in Review of LNG Export Applications
Yesterday, at a Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Christopher Smith to be U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Chairman Wyden (D-Ore.) requested that DOE consider regional factors in its review of applications to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Wyden also...
Report: Chinese Seem Reluctant to Rely on U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on Nov 11, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Report: Chinese Seem Reluctant to Rely on U.S. LNG Supplies
A new report from the National Bureau of Asian Research titled, “Asia’s Uncertain LNG Future: Conclusions and Implications for the United States and Asia,” finds that while China is expected to increase imports of LNG dramatically over the next decade, and Chinese national oil companies are investing heavily in Asian, Canadian, and other LNG projects around the world, Chinese...
The Business Council of B.C. Recommends Accelerated LNG Development in Energy Policy White Paper
Posted on Nov 11, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on The Business Council of B.C. Recommends Accelerated LNG Development in Energy Policy White Paper
The Business Council of British Columbia (B.C.) recently released a report on B.C. Energy Policy recommending, among other things, that the province take the following steps to accelerate natural gas and LNG development: (1) work with key stakeholders to formulate and release publicly a document on guiding principles for LNG development; (2) support the creation of a Ministry of...
Industrial Group Criticizes DOE LNG Export License Revocation Policy
Posted on Nov 7, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Industrial Group Criticizes DOE LNG Export License Revocation Policy
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), a nonpartisan association of leading manufacturing companies, submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Moniz critical of DOE’s recent statement in a letter to Senators Wyden and Murkowski that it would only revoke an LNG export license in the most extraordinary circumstances and that DOE would not use it revocation...