Bipartisan Group of 34 U.S. Senators Requests Expedited Review of LNG Export Applications
Posted on Jul 17, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bipartisan Group of 34 U.S. Senators Requests Expedited Review of LNG Export Applications
A bipartisan group of 34 U.S. Senators, led by Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska), recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz urging DOE to expedite processing of pending LNG export applications. Read more in the press...
Articles Look at Alaska LNG Project Status
Posted on Jul 5, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Articles Look at Alaska LNG Project Status
A commentary in the Alaska Journal of Commerce reviews the status of the Alaska North Slope producers’ proposed LNG export terminal and pipeline project and expresses frustration with the slow pace of its development. Related to this topic, Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Alaska Governor Parnell has signed a one-year extension of an agreement with...
No Volume Limits Planned for U.S. LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on No Volume Limits Planned for U.S. LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Kyodo News International reports that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Moniz recently said in an interview that DOE is not planning to impose volume limits on U.S. LNG exports to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United...
Sierra Club Continues Opposition to LNG Export Proposals
Posted on Jun 21, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Sierra Club Continues Opposition to LNG Export Proposals
Sierra Club has filed a protest with FERC contesting Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG export terminal application. Sierra Club argues, as it has in other LNG export terminal cases, that LNG exports will (1) induce gas production from hydraulic fracturing leading to environmental harm and (2) raise domestic gas prices. Copies of the protest can be accessed here, and the complete...
British Columbia Government Working on Tax Model for LNG Terminals
Posted on Jun 20, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on British Columbia Government Working on Tax Model for LNG Terminals
The Wall Street Journal [subscription] reports that British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said in a recent interview that her government was in negotiations with the sponsor of a proposed LNG export terminal in British Columbia to establish a tax structure for the project that would serve as the model for other projects. According to the report, Clark stated that she hoped to reach an...
House Panel Hears Testimony on Barriers to LNG Exports
Posted on Jun 18, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House Panel Hears Testimony on Barriers to LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing today focusing on the various barriers that exist to exporting coal and LNG from the United States. Testimony was provided by witnesses from various government agencies and other sectors affected by U.S. energy exports. In his written testimony, Christopher Smith, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy...