House Panel Hears Testimony Supporting LNG Exports
Posted on May 7, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House Panel Hears Testimony Supporting LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing today on “U.S. Energy Abundance: Exports and the Changing Global Energy Landscape,” focusing on LNG exports. Witnesses testified in support of LNG exports, with one witness advocating efforts to address increased greenhouse gas emissions related to increased LNG exports. Testimony from the...
Articles Predict Obama Will Support Increased LNG Exports
Posted on May 6, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Articles Predict Obama Will Support Increased LNG Exports
Articles in the Financial Times [subscription required] and Reuters report that President Obama will likely support increased exports of U.S. LNG supplies. The articles cite statements made by the President during a tour of Central America that the United States would likely be a net gas exporter within the coming years and that Central America could benefit from U.S. gas...
Witnesses Commend Economic Benefits of LNG Exports to House Panel
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Witnesses Commend Economic Benefits of LNG Exports to House Panel
Citing economic benefits to the U.S. economy, energy industry experts testified in support of LNG exports at last week’s hearing on the economic and geopolitical impacts of gas exports held before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Read more in the Oil & Gas Journal article. Testimony from the hearing can be found...
DOE Official Predicts Action on LNG Export Applications Soon
Posted on Apr 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Official Predicts Action on LNG Export Applications Soon
The Hill reports that U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday that DOE is reviewing pending LNG export applications, and that DOE would be in a position to start making decisions on those applications “very...
Senator Wyden Supports DOE Secretary Nominee Moniz
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Supports DOE Secretary Nominee Moniz
Today, the U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary nominee Ernest Moniz. Committee Chairman Ron Wyden released a statement following the hearing in support of Moniz’s nomination. According to Bloomberg, at the hearing Moniz stated that DOE should consider the cumulative effects of increased LNG...
Joining TPP Could Ease Japan’s Access to U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on Mar 22, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Joining TPP Could Ease Japan’s Access to U.S. LNG Supplies
An article in The Japan Times states that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe favors Japan entering into Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations with the United States. The Trans-Pacific agreement currently being negotiated would govern trade relations among eleven nations in Asia and the Americas. According to the article, joining the TPP talks could ease Japan’s...