Updated Sep 25, 2024
9/25/24
When a federal judge in Louisiana ruled in July that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) pause on new worldwide export permits for LNG projects was unlawful, it sparked a series of questions.
When a federal judge in Louisiana ruled in July that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) pause on new worldwide export permits for LNG projects was unlawful, it sparked a series of questions.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is allowing New Fortress Energy Inc. to export up to 1.4 million metric tons/year of LNG to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries from its recently commissioned Fast LNG facility in Mexico, marking the first non-FTA permit granted this year.
Energy Transfer LP is testing the regulatory waters after a major court decision on the Biden administration’s LNG pause, requesting that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) “expeditiously act” on its export license application for Lake Charles LNG.
House Republicans are refining their arguments about the impact of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) pause on new LNG export permits, this time focusing on the Gulf Coast economies of Texas and Louisiana.
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Natural gas trade associations and LNG project developers could be forced to rely on the courts or Congress for a swift end to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) pause on new export authorizations after the agency closed the door on revisiting its decision.
Energy Transfer LP has sold about 25% of capacity for its proposed 1.5-2.0 Bcf/d Warrior Pipeline, which it expects the market will need to meet natural gas transportation needs along the Gulf Coast within the next few years, executives said.
The Biden administration’s temporary pause on new U.S LNG export permits has for now derailed an anticipated wave of new volumes that was expected to hit the market later this decade, prompting major global gas buyers to explore other options.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said its temporary pause on new LNG export authorizations would not affect pending extension requests for projects’ existing export licenses.