U.S. Representatives Urge DOE to Complete LNG Export Study and Approve Pending LNG Export Applications
Posted on Sep 25, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. Representatives Urge DOE to Complete LNG Export Study and Approve Pending LNG Export Applications
Yesterday, a bipartisan coalition of sixteen members of Congress from western states sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu urging the DOE to promptly complete its study on the macroeconomic effects of U.S. LNG exports and approve pending LNG export...
DOE LNG Export Report Delayed
Posted on Sep 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE LNG Export Report Delayed
Reuters reports that the U.S. Department of Energy will not release its report on the macroeconomic effects of exporting U.S. LNG until the end of the year. DOE previously had stated that the report would be released by the end of the...
Trade Group Official Opposes U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 17, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Trade Group Official Opposes U.S. LNG Exports
At a gas industry conference last week, American Public Gas Association President Bert Kalisch stated that policies encouraging exports of U.S. LNG would interfere with energy independence efforts and cause domestic gas prices to rise. Read more in the UPI...
Congressmen Tout Job Creation Benefits of Increased U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Jul 3, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Congressmen Tout Job Creation Benefits of Increased U.S. LNG Exports
Following up on their letter sent Friday to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. Representatives Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) released a press statement touting the job-creating benefits of exporting U.S. LNG, citing a U.S. International Trade Association report, which found that “America could see tens of thousands of new jobs created” by...
Lawmakers Urge Expedited DOE Action on LNG Export Applications
Posted on Jul 2, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Lawmakers Urge Expedited DOE Action on LNG Export Applications
On Friday, a bipartisan group of twenty-one members of Congress from states with large shale gas supplies submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu urging DOE to expedite the processing of LNG export applications so American workers and companies can receive the benefits of increased LNG exports. Read more in the Reuters...
India Seeks to Import LNG from U.S. Terminals
Posted on Jun 21, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on India Seeks to Import LNG from U.S. Terminals
India’s GAIL wants to purchase LNG from all seven of the LNG export terminals planned in the United States, but cannot finalize supply agreements until the U.S. Department of Energy permits those terminals to export LNG to countries that do not have Free Trade Agreements with the United States. Read more in the Business...