Alaska Governor Sets March 30 Deadline for North Slope Gas Production and Transport Project
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Sets March 30 Deadline for North Slope Gas Production and Transport Project
Speaking to state legislators this week, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) called on ExxonMobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips to align behind a project that would transport natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to the Alaska tidewater, where it could be liquefied and exported as LNG to customers in the Pacific Basin. Read more in the Anchorage Daily News. Separately, Larry Persily, federal...
Think Tank Discusses Prospects for U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Think Tank Discusses Prospects for U.S. LNG Exports
The Brookings Institution has released an interim report entitled “Evaluating the Prospects for Increased Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States” which offers an in-depth discussion of various issues facing U.S. LNG exports. The report notes that although U.S. LNG exports to overseas markets are attractive at present, particularly to consuming markets in...
Qatari Ambassador to Canada Meets with Canaport LNG Officials
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Qatari Ambassador to Canada Meets with Canaport LNG Officials
Qatar’s ambassador to Canada, Ambassador Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi met with New Brunswick Premier David Alward and several representatives from Canaport LNG recently. A Canaport LNG official told MENAFN.com that 42% of the LNG delivered to the Canaport LNG import terminal by project partner Repsol comes from...
Spokesperson: Sen. Murkowski May Support Change in Law to Allow Alaskan LNG Export Project to Access Federal Loan Guarantees
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Financing, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Spokesperson: Sen. Murkowski May Support Change in Law to Allow Alaskan LNG Export Project to Access Federal Loan Guarantees
A spokesperson for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told the Associated Press (via CBS News) that the Senator’s office will evaluate a change in the law to allow a proposed LNG export project in Alaska to qualify for some $21 billion in loan guarantees from the federal government. A federal coordinator for Alaska gas transportation projects said previously that the loan guarantees are...
Alaska Governor Says Meeting with Industry Officials on LNG Exports “Productive”
Posted on Jan 6, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Says Meeting with Industry Officials on LNG Exports “Productive”
In a press statement following yesterday’s meeting with ExxonMobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips officials, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell (R) stressed the importance of commercializing the state’s North Slope natural gas by exporting it to Asia and he characterized the meeting with LNG industry officials as productive. Read more in...
Alaska Policy Makers, Company Representatives to Meet on Natural Gas Project Development Today
Posted on Jan 5, 2012 in E&P, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Policy Makers, Company Representatives to Meet on Natural Gas Project Development Today
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell (R) is expected to meet with the CEOs of BP, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil today to discuss the development of the state’s North Slope natural gas deposits. Following the meeting, Platts LNG Daily reports that the companies may announce a review of a large-scale LNG liquefaction and export project. [Subscription...