Exports

Brazil to Remain an LNG Taker, For Now, Consultancy Says

Brazil to Remain an LNG Taker, For Now, Consultancy Says

Brazil’s fuel of the future could be natural gas, but some challenges will have to be overcome if that is to be the case, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. While the potential for gas demand is “robust,” the supply side of the equation needs some work, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports will continue to be necessary in the years ahead.

December 6, 2013

U.S. LNG Process an Affront to Free Trade, WTO Expert Says

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) delays in approving exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries — and the DOE review process itself — run afoul of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and invite a challenge from a World Trade Organization (WTO) member nation, a former WTO executive said Tuesday.

December 3, 2013

New Industry-Backed Nonprofit Urges DOE to Act on LNG Exports

Noting that the United States is in the midst of an energy transformation, a new nonprofit launched by industry and business groups, Our Energy Moment (OEM), is hitting the streets to advocate for increased shale resource exploration, aswell as U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.

October 23, 2013
Natural Gas Demand to Grow, Even at $6, Says Economist

Natural Gas Demand to Grow, Even at $6, Says Economist

Mexico and liquefied natural gas exports are expected to contribute to demand by the end of the decade.

October 10, 2013

Industrials, LNG Exports Are Gas Demand Growth Leaders, Says PIRA

Interests that are long natural gas won’t have to wait too much longer for some demand dynamism to come to the gas market, according to analysts at PIRA Energy Group, which recently completed a client-sponsored study of “demand implications of the shale revolution.”

October 3, 2013
Lack of LNG, Petrochem Permits Stifle Growth, Says ExxonMobil Exec

Lack of LNG, Petrochem Permits Stifle Growth, Says ExxonMobil Exec

The only thing holding back the country’s tremendous opportunity in shale gas is permitting — for petrochemical facilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects and drilling in some states — according to ExxonMobil Chemical’s President Stephen D. Pryor.

September 26, 2013

LNG Export, Petrochem Permits Key to ‘Capturing the Benefits of Shale’

The only thing holding back the country’s tremendous opportunity in shale gas is permitting — for petrochemical facilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects and drilling in some states — according to ExxonMobil Chemical’s President Stephen D. Pryor.

September 26, 2013

Canadian Imports of U.S. Gas Climbed During First Half 2013

Traffic continues to grow on the northbound natural gas freeway from the United States into Ontario and Quebec, fueling plans to increase delivery capacity on the Canadian side of the border.

September 23, 2013

LNG Export Authorizations Pass 6 Bcf/d Milestone

With its fourth non-free trade agreement (FTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorization Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy has approved a volume of exports that is beginning to make some nervous. While approvals have gathered pace, some feel that a pause is coming.

September 13, 2013

DOE’s LNG Action Could Mean Marcellus ‘Relief Valve’

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week gave Marcellus Shale gas producers hope for a waterborne route to market for the product that they have so much of.

September 13, 2013