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British Columbia Cuts LNG Export Taxes, Adds Corporate Incentives

The British Columbia (BC) government chopped its liquefied natural gas export tax in half Tuesday and added corporate tax cuts as lure to build tanker terminals on Canada's Pacific coast. Read More

LNG America Eyes Gulf Marine Transportation Market

Two Houston-based companies said Monday they have agreed to cooperate on the design of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker fuel network for the U.S. Gulf Coast region. LNG America and Buffalo Marine Service Inc. have agreed to collaborate on applications for the high horsepower marine market. Read More

Would-Be Florida LNG Importer Sees Promise in Cross-Gulf Trade

Port Dolphin LLC has asked FERC for more time to complete a pipeline for its proposed liquefied natural gas terminal off the Florida coast... Read More

LNG First-Mover Algeria Seeking to Grow Exports

It was 50 years ago this month that the Methane Princess delivered the world's first commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Algeria to the United Kingdom. Much has changed since, and notably, Algeria could see its profile as an LNG supplier grow while European consumers increasingly turn to the fuel as an alternative to pipeline gas from Russia. Read More

BC’s OK of Huge Dam Could Impact LNG Projects

The Canadian government has confirmed that large-scale industrial development still tops the national agenda by authorizing construction of a hotly contested 1,100 MW dam project on the Peace River in northern British Columbia (BC). Read More

Gazprom Faces Obstacles to Growing LNG Stature, Analyst Says

Russia's OAO Gazprom might want to grow its presence in global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, but it will face headwinds from supplies coming from Australia, the Middle East as well as from the United States, according to an analyst with GlobalData. Read More

FERC Issues FEIS for Cheniere Corpus Christi Export Project

FERC has issued the final environmental impact statement for Cheniere Energy Inc.'s planned Corpus Christi, TX, liquefied natural gas export terminal... Read More

Henry Who? Mexico Still Searching For a Hub

The prospect for substantial U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and additional pipeline supplies being exported to Mexico raises questions about pricing mechanisms and the role of the Henry Hub, but it is still too early to determine what role, if any, Henry will have south of the border, an energy consultant with ICF International said Tuesday in Los Angeles. Read More

Supplier Says LNG More Cost-Effective for New England Generators

As New England braces for another winter season, the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in North America believes power generators in the region would be better served by importing more LNG for their peaking needs, rather than entertaining the idea of building natural gas pipelines. Read More

Japanese Alliance Would Be World's Largest LNG Customer

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding on the formation of an alliance covering the entire energy supply chain, from upstream investments and fuel procurement through power generation. It would, among other things, create the world's largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Read More