DOE to Consider All Evidence in Formulating LNG Export Policy
Posted on Feb 5, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE to Consider All Evidence in Formulating LNG Export Policy
Platts [subscription required] reports that, in formulating U.S. LNG export policy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will not rely solely on the December 2012 NERA study on LNG exports, but will also consider the Energy Information Administration study released in January 2012, as well as comments submitted to...
Murkowski Energy Blueprint Proposes Increased LNG Exports
Posted on Feb 4, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Murkowski Energy Blueprint Proposes Increased LNG Exports
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today released “Energy 20/20,” a blueprint intended to stimulate discussion of U.S. energy policy. Among other proposals, Murkowski advocates “at the very least,” expediting the approval process for exporting LNG to “allies of the United States that...
DOE Secretary Chu to Resign
Posted on Feb 1, 2013 in Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Secretary Chu to Resign
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced today that he will not serve a second term. Chu indicated that he plans to stay on as Secretary through at least the end of...
Bipartisan Bill Would Equate NATO Members and Japan as FTA Nations for Gas Exports
Posted on Jan 31, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bipartisan Bill Would Equate NATO Members and Japan as FTA Nations for Gas Exports
U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the “Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013,” a bill which would amend the Natural Gas Act’s gas export provisions to include North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nations and Japan as equivalent to countries with a Free Trade Agreement with the United...
Some Experts Say U.S. Limits on LNG Exports Would Violate WTO Rules
Posted on Jan 31, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Some Experts Say U.S. Limits on LNG Exports Would Violate WTO Rules
According to sources cited in a Reuters article, U.S. government restrictions on LNG exports would be hypocritical and would violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
DOE Denies Sierra Club’s Rehearing and Stay Request re Sabine Pass LNG Export Authorization
Posted on Jan 28, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on DOE Denies Sierra Club’s Rehearing and Stay Request re Sabine Pass LNG Export Authorization
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing and stay of DOE’s Final Opinion and Order, which granted Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC’s application to export LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. DOE reaffirmed its denial of Sierra...