General Electric CEO Expresses Support for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on General Electric CEO Expresses Support for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
In a March 13, 2012 letter to FERC Chairman Wellinghoff, General Electric Oil & Gas’s CEO Dan Heintzelman expressed his support for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project, stating that GE is an anticipated supplier of U.S.-manufactured equipment for the project. The letter is available in FERC’s eLibrary in Docket No....
Controversy Over LNG Exports Reminds Some of Keystone Fight
Posted on Mar 14, 2012 in Environmental, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Controversy Over LNG Exports Reminds Some of Keystone Fight
An article in CNN Money today draws similarities between the fight over the Keystone oil pipeline project and LNG export projects, with environmental groups opposing energy resource developers. The article references Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project as an example of the broader controversy in which environmental groups are pushing the U.S. government to take the...
ACC Clarifies Position on U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Mar 13, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on ACC Clarifies Position on U.S. LNG Exports
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has issued a press release responding to an article published by the Wall Street Journal last week which suggested that the ACC opposed the export of U.S. natural gas as LNG. The press release states that the group does “not support natural gas exports bans.” The Wall Street Journal has amended its previous article to reflect this...
Japan to Request DOE Permission to Import U.S. LNG
Posted on Mar 13, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Japan to Request DOE Permission to Import U.S. LNG
Platts reported today that Japanese delegates intend to meet today with U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman and request permission to import relatively low-priced U.S. LNG. The officials are expected to meet at the International Energy Forum being held in Kuwait...
DOE Reaffirms LNG Export Application Stance
Posted on Mar 12, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Reaffirms LNG Export Application Stance
Speaking at an industry conference last week, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman reaffirmed that DOE would “not take any actions on the pending export applications until [DOE’s] ongoing review of this issue is completed and we have had an opportunity to review the results.” Addressing concerns related to the impact that increased gas exports...
Cove Point Files Second Cooling Cargo Settlement
Posted on Mar 5, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cove Point Files Second Cooling Cargo Settlement
On March 2, 2012, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (“Cove Point”) filed a proposed settlement which would govern the terms of the second purchase and sale of LNG supplies needed to maintain the cryogenic portions of the Cove Point LNG terminal cooled to the temperature necessary to receive LNG imports. The settlement, necessitated by the lack of LNG imports to the terminal and...