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A Maryland congressman has called on FERC to approve Dominion Cove Point’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction facility in Lusby, MD, “without delay,” noting that it has “significant merits and warrants swift approval.” At the same time, a group of analysts tried to quell concerns that the Department of Energy (DOE) might reverse its order approving Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC’s license to export LNG to nations with which the U.S. does not have free trade agreements (non-FTA).

The Obama administration has rejected a New York congressman’s bid to put a temporary hold on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and exploratory activities in the Delaware River Basin.

The Obama administration has rejected a New York congressman’s bid to put a temporary hold on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and exploratory activities in the Delaware River Basin.

A Connecticut congressman has called on FERC to reconsider its preliminary finding that Broadwater Energy LLC’s proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would have no major environmental impact on Long Island Sound.

A Connecticut congressman has called on FERC to reconsider its preliminary finding that Broadwater Energy LLC’s proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would have no major environmental impact on Long Island Sound.

Reacting to a U.S. Coast Guard report on river waterway suitability, a local congressman stepped out Monday to oppose NorthernStar Natural Gas Co.’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal at Bradwood Landing on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. With a district in southwest Washington that borders parts of the proposed facility’s shipping lanes, Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) said a recently released waterway suitability report provides “enough compelling evidence” to oppose the LNG terminal.

Mexican Congressman Eduardo De La Torre told a Houston audience Thursday that strategies his country’s government has espoused over the last nine years have been a failure. He called for a more modern vision as Mexico embraces the principles of a market economy. That vision includes integration with Central America, both economically and through infrastructure projects, particularly those related to energy. “Our society is lost when we are just importers,” he said.

Mexican Congressman Eduardo De La Torre told a Houston audience Thursday that strategies his country’s government has espoused over the last nine years have been a failure. He called for a more modern vision as Mexico embraces the principles of a market economy. That vision includes integration with Central America, both economically and through infrastructure projects, particularly those related to energy. “Our society is lost when we are just importers,” he said.

Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has introduced new legislation that would open up a portion of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling and would use the leasing revenue and the federal share of royalties from the ANWR production — estimated at $40 billion — to fund a number of renewable energy programs.