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More Bills to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports Introduced

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced an amendment to the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S.1), which according to the press release, would expedite U.S. LNG exports to World Trade Organization (WTO) members.  Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) has reintroduced The American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act, which the press release states is also intended to expedite U.S. LNG...

Fourteen Lawmakers Send Letter to FERC in Support of Jordan Cove Energy LNG Terminal

U.S. Senator Barrasso (R-WY) and thirteen other Republican congressmen from Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming have sent a letter to FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur expressing support for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and requesting completion of the final environmental impact statement for the project as soon as possible.  Read more in the press...

Bill Introduced to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports to WTO Countries

U.S. Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) has introduced H.R. 89, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, which, according to the press release, “calls for pending [LNG] export applications to be granted immediately upon enactment of the bill” and removes “an additional level of scrutiny” for applications to export U.S. LNG to World Trade Organization...

President Obama Signs Bill Encouraging Exports of LNG on U.S.-Flagged Vessels

President Obama has signed into law S. 2444, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, which among other things, reauthorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission, and encourages the use of U.S.-flagged vessels for LNG exports from the United States.  Section 308 of the Act requires the Comptroller General of the United States to...

Bill Introduced to Expedite DOE LNG Export Approvals

Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and six other co-sponsors introduced the “LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act,” which is intended to expedite the U.S. Department of Energy’s approval process for LNG exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the United States (Non-FTA countries).  According to the press release, the bill...

B.C. Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Conversion of Pipelines Supplying LNG Terminals to Oil Transportation

The Province of British Columbia (B.C.) has adopted a regulation to ensure pipelines built to support LNG facilities will not be permitted to transport oil or diluted bitumen.  The regulation was adopted to address First Nations’ environmental concerns with the potential for such conversions.  Read more in the Reuters...

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