Congressman Asks Energy Secretary About Effects of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 5, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Congressman Asks Energy Secretary About Effects of U.S. LNG Exports
Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu this week asking the secretary about the likely effects on domestic natural gas markets of exporting U.S. gas as LNG. According to Reuters, Rep. Markey’s letter underscores the concern that exporting natural gas may raise energy prices in the United States. Congressman Markey asked...
Op-Ed Criticizes Alaska Governor’s Approach to Developing LNG Export Project
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Criticizes Alaska Governor’s Approach to Developing LNG Export Project
An op-ed carried in the Alaska Dispatch today criticizes Gov. Sean Parnell’s (R-Alaska) approach to developing an LNG export project for Alaska’s North Slope natural gas reserves. Governor Parnell has called for a natural gas pipeline and an LNG liquefaction facility in southern Alaska to process and ship the state’s gas to Asia, but the author of the op-ed argues...
Goldman Sachs: U.S. LNG Export Policy May Become Key Driver in Domestic Natural Gas Market
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in E&P, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Goldman Sachs: U.S. LNG Export Policy May Become Key Driver in Domestic Natural Gas Market
A banker with Goldman Sachs told an industry conference in Toronto this week that he expects political risks, including those associated with LNG export policy, environmental regulations for power plants, and hydraulic fracturing, to overtake traditional supply and demand as the key drivers in the U.S. natural gas market for the next few years. Platts LNG Daily provides additional...
Analysis: DOE Could Change LNG Export Policy Following Studies
Posted on Nov 16, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Analysis: DOE Could Change LNG Export Policy Following Studies
An analysis carried in World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] argues that U.S. LNG export proposals could face significant challenges if the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) changes its approach for evaluating LNG export applications. In particular, the piece notes that DOE may adjust its permitting approach once it has received the findings of two studies announced at a recent...
Analysis: LNG Exports Competing with Other Potential Uses for Shale Gas
Posted on Nov 14, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Analysis: LNG Exports Competing with Other Potential Uses for Shale Gas
An analysis carried in the Philadelphia Inquirer discusses the competition for shale gas resources in the United States between domestic consumers and potential LNG export projects.
FERC Chairman Responds to Congressional Input on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Nov 10, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Congressional Input on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has responded to a September 27, 2011, letter submitted by several members of the U.S. Congress encouraging the Commission to approve the planned Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction and export project. Chairman Wellinghoff notes that Commission staff is in the process of preparing an environmental assessment of the project and that the public will have an...