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LNG – Center of Trump’s Energy Plan

By Fred H. Hutchison on July 11, 2017

It is entirely fitting that the Trump administration’s current policy focus, “energy week,” is largely centered on American energy exports, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG). After all, the U.S. LNG story is one of the most significant global energy developments of 2017. The United States now has one major operational LNG export terminal, five others […]

Categories: Baltic Nations, Cheniere - Sabine Pass, Economics, Energy Security, Latvia, Lithuania

Beginning of the Beginning

By Fred H. Hutchison on February 16, 2016

In the current global energy price environment, it is difficult to see the ocean for the waves. But, the likely confluence of events this month—release of the European Commission’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) strategy on Feb. 16 and the first exports of LNG from the continental United States since the early 1960s—provide an opportune time […]

Categories: Cheniere - Sabine Pass, E.U., Energy Security, Europe, Fuel Diversity, Global Market

Europe-US LNG Roundtable II

By Fred H. Hutchison on November 4, 2015

LNG Allies and our partners and financial supporters held a second Europe-US LNG Roundtable in early November, bringing together representatives from six of North America’s LNG exporting companies and six major European gas consumers and more than 70 observers. The session, held on Capitol Hill during the afternoon of Nov. 04, built upon the progress made […]

Categories: A.T. Kearney, Annova LNG, Baltic Nations, Bear Head LNG, C.E.E.P., Cheniere Energy, Croatia, Delfin LNG, E.U., Energy Security, Europe, Golden Pass Products, Magnolia LNG, NextDecade, Poland, Rio Grande LNG

Energy Export Measures Gain Momentum

By Fred H. Hutchison on July 24, 2015

As Congress wraps up its final days of activity prior to the August recess — which runs from July 30 (House) or Aug. 7 (Senate) to Sept. 7 — both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee are developing broad bipartisan energy packages. The Senate bill, which has been released in draft […]

Categories: A.N.G.A., Energy Security, Legislation, U.S. House, U.S. Senate

Latvian Minister Addresses LNG Allies

By Fred H. Hutchison on July 18, 2015

At a breakfast seminar hosted by LNG Allies on Tues. July 14, Latvian Minister for Economic Affairs, Dana Reizniece-Ozola, spoke candidly of Latvia’s tenuously dependent energy position and the need for a full and transparent transition to open energy markets connecting the whole of the European Union (EU). Ms. Reizniece-Ozola, who assumed her cabinet portfolio […]

Categories: Energy Security, Europe, Fuel Diversity, Latvia

Neverovič Delivers Colo. Keynote Address

By Fred H. Hutchison on February 27, 2015

Jaroslav Neverovič Former Energy Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Keynote Address (Abbreviated) West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association Annual Banquet Grand Junction, Colorado February 27, 2015 Thank you for that warm introduction and for the great honor of serving as your keynote speaker at this important meeting. I stand before you tonight knowing […]

Categories: Energy Security, Lithuania

Bartuska at LNG Allies Breakfast Seminar

By Fred H. Hutchison on February 5, 2015

Drilling Key to US LNG Export Picture By Jasmin Melvin – Gas Daily Continued natural gas drilling is the only signal a Czech energy ambassador said he was looking for from the US to bolster his confidence that the country would become a global LNG supplier capable of improving the gas supply picture for markets […]

Categories: D.O.E., E.U., Energy Security, Europe, Global Market, LNG Allies

Ambassadors Discuss Baltic Energy Security

By Fred H. Hutchison on November 20, 2014

LNG Allies held the second of a series of planned breakfast seminars on Wed. Nov. 19, to discuss energy security in the Baltic nations. The primary speakers were the ambassadors from Latvia, H.E. Andris Razāns, and Lithuania, Žygimantas Pavilionis. The ambassadors were preceded by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), chair of the House Baltic Caucus. Rep. […]

Categories: Energy Security, Latvia, Lithuania, LNG Allies

Floating LNG Terminal Arrives with a Splash

By Fred H. Hutchison on October 28, 2014

As reported in our Oct. 27 newsletter, Lithuania’s floating storage and regasification vessel docked in the Port of Klaipėda on that day and was welcomed by a large crowd of well wishers and dignitaries that included U. S. legislative and executive branch officials and the prime ministers of both Latvia and Estonia, Lithuania’s Baltic neighbors. Sen. […]

Categories: A.S.P., Energy Security, Estonia, Europe, Fuel Diversity, Latvia, Lithuania

LNG Import Vessel Arrives in Klaipėda

By Fred H. Hutchison on October 27, 2014

I don’t know about the rest of you, but for the past month or six weeks I’ve been feeling like I’ve fallen into advocacy limbo (or policy purgatory if you prefer): The Department of Energy’s new LNG export procedures were put into place back on Aug. 15 (but nothing much has happened since then). Congress […]

Categories: Baltic Nations, E.U., Energy Security, Europe, Fuel Diversity, Lithuania

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