Environmental Groups Appeal Jordan Cove LNG Terminal Dredging Permit
Posted on May 29, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Appeal Jordan Cove LNG Terminal Dredging Permit
Coos Waterkeeper, Friends of Living Oregon Waters (FLOW), Sierra Club, and Greenpeace filed an appeal with the Oregon Court of Appeals alleging that the Oregon Department of State Lands did not adequately consider the environmental effects when it approved a dredging permit for the Jordan Cove Energy LNG export terminal in the Port of Coos Bay, Ore. Read more in The Daily Astorian...
Alternative LNG Export Terminal Proposal Presented to Alaskan Officials
Posted on May 20, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alternative LNG Export Terminal Proposal Presented to Alaskan Officials
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Japanese-owned Resources Energy Inc. (REI) has presented a study to Alaskan officials on the feasibility of constructing an LNG export terminal at either Valdez or Nikiski, along with an interconnected pipeline to North Slope gas supplies. According to the article, REI’s proposal is less costly and could be developed more quickly than...
Hawaii Gas Withdraws LNG Application
Posted on May 3, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Withdraws LNG Application
Pacific Business News reports that Hawaii Gas has withdrawn its application to the Hawaii Public Service Commission for authority to utilize LNG shipped from the continental U.S. in its gas distribution system. The article states that Hawaii Gas will submit a new application after it has entered into longer-term LNG supply...
Alaska Seeks Advice to Incentivize LNG Export Project
Posted on May 1, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Seeks Advice to Incentivize LNG Export Project
The Alaska Dispatch reports that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources is seeking a consultant to examine what incentives the state could offer to induce North Slope gas producers to construct a natural gas pipeline and LNG export terminal to monetize North Slope gas supplies. The article also discusses the possibility of the state becoming a partner in such a...
Alaskan Officials Pushing North Slope Producers for Movement on Pipeline and LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Mar 29, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Officials Pushing North Slope Producers for Movement on Pipeline and LNG Terminal Project
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Alaska state officials are pushing North Slope producers BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil, and pipeline company TransCanada to move forward with their pipeline and LNG export terminal project. The report states that Alaska’s governor has requested that the companies agree on commercial terms and use this summer to move into the design...
Industrial Group Supports Exports of Alaskan LNG to Japan
Posted on Feb 25, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Industrial Group Supports Exports of Alaskan LNG to Japan
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) submitted a letter to Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski (R) and Mark Begich (D) expressing support of their efforts to export LNG from Alaska to Japan, noting that IECA’s concerns with LNG exports from the lower-48 states, such as the impact of LNG exports on manufacturers and other gas consumers, are not applicable to LNG exports...