DOE Secretary Nominee Viewed as Supportive of LNG Exports
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Secretary Nominee Viewed as Supportive of LNG Exports
Bloomberg reports that Ernest Moniz, nominee for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, was a director of a study concluding that the U.S. should not erect barriers to LNG exports. The report also states, however, that Moniz is supportive of regulatory efforts to address environmental issues related to hydraulic...
Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Energy Blueprint
Posted on Feb 28, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Energy Blueprint
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Strategic Energy Policy Initiative, co-chaired by former Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.), has released a report titled “America’s Energy Resurgence: Sustaining Success, Confronting Challenges.” Addressing LNG exports, the report concludes that “LNG exports are likely to have only modest impacts on domestic...
DOE Hears from Both Sides on LNG Export Debate
Posted on Feb 27, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Hears from Both Sides on LNG Export Debate
Comments in support of and in opposition to increased U.S. LNG exports were filed at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week. For example, Alcoa filed in opposition to unlimited LNG exports and proposed that DOE should take a cautious approach to granting LNG export applications, while ExxonMobil filed in support of DOE acting expeditiously to grant LNG export applications...
Senator Murkowski Discusses Alaska LNG Supplies with Japanese Prime Minister
Posted on Feb 26, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Murkowski Discusses Alaska LNG Supplies with Japanese Prime Minister
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) met with Japanese Prime Minister Abe and other Japanese officials last week touting the benefits of Alaskan LNG supplies to Japan. According to the press release, Murkowski stated that “Alaska is uniquely situated to supply Japan’s energy needs” since “[b]etween Alaska and Japan there are no chokepoints, no pirates, no third...
Senators Respond to Comments Opposing LNG Exports
Posted on Feb 26, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senators Respond to Comments Opposing LNG Exports
U.S. Senators James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), David Vitter (R-La.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chu refuting criticisms of the NERA Study on the macroeconomic effects of increased LNG exports and urging the Secretary to approve the pending LNG export...
American Enterprise Institute Responds to Dow Chemical Editorial
Posted on Feb 25, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on American Enterprise Institute Responds to Dow Chemical Editorial
The American Enterprise Institute has posted a response criticizing Dow Chemical’s editorial on shale gas exports published today in The Wall Street Journal [subscription...