The LNG carrier Hoegh Galleon departs Cheniere's Christi Liquefaction (CCL) Project, January 26, 2020. Photo: Business Wire (Bloomberg) -- A grim situation for U.S. natural gas exporters has gotten even worse as the coronavirus outbreak sends global prices plunging on concern that China’s demand for the fuel will collapse. Suppliers of American liquefied natural gas were … [Read more...]
Gas Export’s Dirty Secret: A Carbon Footprint Rivaling Coal’s
By Catherine Traywick, Stephen Cunningham, Naureen Malik and Dave Merrill (Bloomberg) --In May, while President Donald Trump toured a new $10 billion plant designed to prepare natural gas for export, he made a vow. Such facilities would be good for the environment, he said, or they won’t get approved. The president has greenlit 11 projects so far, bringing the U.S. total to … [Read more...]
Next Wave of U.S. LNG Export Projects Will Be ‘Tougher’ -Blackstone
By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The next wave of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects will be “tougher” to bring online, as companies with existing facilities take advantage of lower costs to expand capacity in coming years, the chief executive of Blackstone Energy Partners said on Wednesday. Blackstone CEO David Foley said at the Gastech Energy … [Read more...]
Cheniere Announces the Substantial Completion of Train 2 at its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project
Cheniere Energy has announced the substantial completion of the Train 2 at the Corpus Christ LNG liquefaction project. Substantial completion means that the project has been completed enough so that Cheniere can take over care, custody, and control of Train 2 and begin using it to export LNG. Cheniere’s EPC partner in the project, Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, is … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Bill Would Require Percentage of U.S. LNG and Oil Exports Be Transported on American Ships
Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA.) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS.) have introduced a bipartisan bill that seeks to boost the nation's shipbuilding and maritime industries by requiring an increasing percentage of LNG and crude oil exports be transported on American built, flagged and crewed vessels. The bill, named “Energizing American Shipbuilding Act” (H.R.3829<), would … [Read more...]