Russia May Eliminate LNG Export Tariffs
Russia is considering doing away with export duties for LNG in an attempt to draw interest to the nation’s LNG initiatives, according to a spokesperson with the Economic Development and Trade Ministry....
View ArticleStrained U.S.-Russian Relations May Impact U.S. Involvement in Shtokman
Today’s World Gas Intelligence reports that the recent escalation of tensions between the United States and Russia may negatively impact chances for Chevron and ConocoPhillips to participate in the...
View ArticleU.S. Trade Rep. Assures Congressman WTO Agreement Would Not Affect LNG...
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk wrote a letter to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) assuring him that a proposed agreement between the United States and...
View ArticleFreeport LNG Seeking Authorization to Export Foreign-Sourced LNG to All...
Earlier this month Freeport LNG Development, L.P. filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy to amend the company’s blanket authorization to re-export previously...
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European LNG Headlines
European Union Prohibits Sale of Liquefaction Technology to Iran (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
View ArticleDOE Will Review Sabine Pass LNG Export Application Under Section 3(a) of NGA
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has decided that it will review an application submitted by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC to export LNG to member nations of the World...
View ArticleAnalysis: LNG Exports Could Help Reduce U.S. Trade Deficit
An analysis carried in the Alberta Oil Magazine suggests that exporting U.S. domestic natural gas as LNG could help lower the United States’ foreign trade deficit.
View ArticleCalifornia Congressman Opposes Efforts to Limit LNG Exports from the United...
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Cal.) told E&E Daily after a field hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that he would oppose efforts in Congress to restrict LNG...
View ArticleCongressman Proposes Legislation to Limit LNG Exports
Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced two bills yesterday that would limit LNG exports from the United States. The first would require that any natural gas produced from federal lands would have...
View ArticleU.S. DOE: No Final Orders on Pending LNG Export Applications to Non-FTA...
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Smith told House Representative Edward Markey in a February 24, 2012 letter that DOE will not issue final orders on pending...
View ArticleAnalysis: Japan’s Effort to Import U.S. LNG Faces Obstacles
An analysis carried in The Wall Street Journal argues that there are several obstacles that could prevent Japan from becoming a major importer of U.S. natural gas as LNG, including U.S. domestic law,...
View ArticleJapan 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...
View ArticleU.S. FTA with South Korea Goes Into Effect Today
In a statement released this morning, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and South Korea goes into effect today....
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Dow Chemical Leaves NAM Over Gas Export Policy
MarketWatch reports that Dow Chemical is leaving the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) because of NAM’s position on LNG export policy. According to the article, Dow Chemical, which favors...
View ArticleFormer Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Supports LNG Exports
Edward G. Rendell, the Democratic former Governor of Pennsylvania, submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu in support of LNG exports and urging DOE to approve the pending...
View ArticleAPI Files Comments at DOE Supporting LNG Exports
The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed comments today at the U.S. Department of Energy in support of the expeditious approval of pending LNG export applications, stating that “the evidence...
View ArticleDow Chemical Files Comments with DOE Opposing LNG Exports
Dow Chemical filed comments today in response to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) commissioned macroeconomic study by NERA Economic Consulting. Reiterating its prior public positions, Dow urges the...
View ArticleCaterpillar and U.S. Chamber Oppose LNG Export Restrictions
Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Illinois, released a statement that it opposed limitations on LNG exports because they would discourage economic growth and be counterproductive to U.S. efforts to keep...
View ArticleBipartisan Group of 110 House Members Urge DOE to Permit LNG Exports
A group of 110 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu in support of LNG exports and urging DOE to approve exports of...
View ArticleU.S. Senators Support Increased LNG Exports
Senator David Vitter (R-LA), Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and freshman Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) sent letters to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu urging DOE to...
View ArticleJapanese Companies File Comments at DOE in Support of U.S. LNG Exports to...
The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan and Japanese utilities Osaka Gas and Chubu Electric filed comments at the U.S. Department of Energy in support of U.S. LNG exports to countries...
View ArticleNew Mexico’s Governor Files Comments Supporting LNG Exports
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chu in support of LNG exports and, citing employment, investment and balance of trade benefits, urged DOE to...
View ArticleDOE Denies Sierra Club’s Rehearing and Stay Request re Sabine Pass LNG Export...
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing and stay of DOE’s Final Opinion and Order, which granted Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC’s...
View ArticleSome Experts Say U.S. Limits on LNG Exports Would Violate WTO Rules
According to sources cited in a Reuters article, U.S. government restrictions on LNG exports would be hypocritical and would violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
View ArticleJoining TPP Could Ease Japan’s Access to U.S. LNG Supplies
An article in The Japan Times states that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe favors Japan entering into Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations with the United States. The Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleAltaGas’s Proposed Floating Liquefaction Facility Facing C$100 Million...
AltaGas Ltd., one of the sponsors of the proposed Douglas Channel LNG export terminal at Kitimat, British Columbia, is delaying a final investment decision on the project pending the outcome of an...
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