Two Senate Energy Committee Members Express Support for Increased Gas Exports
Posted on Nov 28, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Two Senate Energy Committee Members Express Support for Increased Gas Exports
The Hill reports that U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), both members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expressed support today for increased exports of U.S. natural gas. Greenwire reports that at the policy breakfast sponsored by The Hill, Landrieu suggested that there may be a role for Congress in clarifying the U.S. policy for exporting...
Member of Canadian Parliament Files Letter Opposing LNG Development on Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Nov 20, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Member of Canadian Parliament Files Letter Opposing LNG Development on Passamaquoddy Bay
John Williamson, member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the New Brunswick Southwest district, filed a letter at FERC stating his opposition to LNG development, terminals and traffic in Passamaquoddy Bay. Mr. Williamson stated that his position is consistent with the policy of the Government of Canada, and that “[w]e will continue to use all diplomatic and legal...
Senator Wyden Urges Caution on U.S. LNG Export Policy
Posted on Nov 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Urges Caution on U.S. LNG Export Policy
The Oil & Gas Financial Journal reports that, in a recent interview, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) stated that policymakers should move cautiously and should consider the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing and domestic natural gas price implications when formulating U.S. LNG export policy. Wyden, soon to head the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, added that...
Senator Wyden Calls for Reconsideration of U.S. LNG Export Policy
Posted on Nov 2, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Calls for Reconsideration of U.S. LNG Export Policy
According to an article in The Chicago Tribune, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling for reconsideration of the U.S. policy permitting exports of domestic natural gas to countries that have Free Trade Agreements with the United States. Wyden is quoted as stating that the policy “could harm the nation’s ability to achieve energy independence, combat pollution and...
BG Executive: U.S. LNG Export Uncertainty Possibly Affecting Global Gas Development
Posted on Oct 26, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on BG Executive: U.S. LNG Export Uncertainty Possibly Affecting Global Gas Development
According to The Economic Times, BG Group Chief Operating Officer Martin Houston said that uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy’s policy on U.S. LNG exports may be causing LNG buyers to hesitate to enter into LNG supply contracts, resulting in delays to gas development projects around the...
Democrats Ask DOE to Conduct EIS on Fracking Before Approving More LNG Export Applications
Posted on Sep 26, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Democrats Ask DOE to Conduct EIS on Fracking Before Approving More LNG Export Applications
The Hill reports that a group of twenty Democratic U.S. Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu today requesting that DOE conduct an environmental impact statement to consider the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing before DOE approves additional LNG export...