CLNG Files Reply Comments DOE LNG Export Study
Posted on Feb 25, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on CLNG Files Reply Comments DOE LNG Export Study
Today is the submission deadline for reply comments on the U.S. Department of Energy’s study on the macroeconomic effects of increased LNG exports. The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas submitted reply comments in support of increased LNG exports, arguing that opponents have not rebutted the statutory presumption that such exports are in the public interest, and that such...
Industrial Group Supports Exports of Alaskan LNG to Japan
Posted on Feb 25, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Industrial Group Supports Exports of Alaskan LNG to Japan
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) submitted a letter to Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski (R) and Mark Begich (D) expressing support of their efforts to export LNG from Alaska to Japan, noting that IECA’s concerns with LNG exports from the lower-48 states, such as the impact of LNG exports on manufacturers and other gas consumers, are not applicable to LNG exports...
The American Petroleum Institute Files Comments Supporting LNG Exports
Posted on Feb 25, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on The American Petroleum Institute Files Comments Supporting LNG Exports
The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed reply comments today on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) study on the macroeconomic effects of increased LNG exports. API’s comments, which include a presentation by ICF International, detail the economic benefits of increased LNG exports and argue that the U.S. has enough gas supply to keep domestic gas price rises in...
Japanese Prime Minister Expected to Ask President Obama for LNG Supplies
Posted on Feb 21, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Japanese Prime Minister Expected to Ask President Obama for LNG Supplies
Bloomberg reports that Japanese Prime Minister Abe is expected to ask President Obama to allow exports of U.S. natural gas to Japan when the two leaders meet today in Washington.
Op-ed: Big Business Opposition to LNG Exports Driven by Self-Interest
Posted on Feb 15, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-ed: Big Business Opposition to LNG Exports Driven by Self-Interest
An editorial in The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] alleges that big business efforts to limit LNG exports are driven by those companies’ desire to keep their natural gas feedstock prices low and characterizes the efforts as...
Senators Hear from Both Sides of LNG Export Debate
Posted on Feb 13, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senators Hear from Both Sides of LNG Export Debate
Witnesses in support of and opposed to U.S. LNG export restrictions testified at yesterday’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources. The Hill provides a brief summary of the hearing. Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has advocated a cautious approach to the issue while ranking Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has supported...