LNG Allies organized the Third Transatlantic Energy Security Forum (TESF III) at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Mon. March 19. Nearly 100 participants attended this half day conference which focused on the progress that U.S. LNG exporters and natural gas importers and end-users had made since TESF II was held in Houston in April […]
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LNG – Center of Trump’s Energy Plan
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
Recent LNG Developments
November 22, 2016
Congress is now in recess for the Thanksgiving holiday, with both chambers scheduled to reconvene early during the week of Nov. 28 to pass another stop-gap government funding bill and to address a few other matters. One item still on the agenda is the legislation that would set a new statutory deadline on the Department […]
Categories: A.P.I., Congress, Czech Republic, D.O.E., Estonia, Europe, Hungary, Latvia, Legislation, Lithuania, LNG Allies, Our Energy Moment, Poland, Slovak Republic, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
LNG Legislation Still Matters
November 18, 2016
Sometimes on the public policy battlefield it makes sense to lay down your non-lethal weapons (such as bulleted one-pagers and email-tracked vehicles) and declare victory. However, with regard to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) legislation, that time has not yet come (despite last week’s electoral results). For reasons outlined below, the U.S. LNG export community […]
Categories: Congress, Czech Republic, DOE Queue, Estonia, Europe, Export License, Hungary, Latvia, Legislation, Lithuania, LNG Allies, Our Energy Moment, Poland, Slovak Republic, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
Seven Ambassadors Support U.S. LNG Action
November 14, 2016
On Mon. Nov. 14, seven ambassadors from Central and Eastern Europe sent joint letters to congressional leaders, calling on them to “continue working towards the goal of enacting LNG legislation still in 2016.” The effort was spearheaded by the Embassy of Poland and the letters were signed by ambassadors from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, […]
Categories: Congress, Czech Republic, Estonia, Europe, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Ukraine
The Essence of a Deal
March 18, 2016
The Hon. Charles D. McConnell and Fred H. Hutchison Although we’re not even a full quarter into 2016, this year is shaping up to be the most momentous in decades, and we’re not talking just about the elections. We’re also talking about American energy exports. Since the beginning of the year, tankers laden with U.S. […]
Categories: Congress, Croatia, D.O.E., Export License, Lithuania, Poland, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
EU Envoys Support LNG Export Measures
January 29, 2016
As promised, here is a readout from the news conference that LNG Allies facilitated in the National Press Club on Jan. 29 where ambassadors from Croatia, Czech Republic, Latvia, and Lithuania as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission from the Polish Embassy told reporters why their nations continue to be supportive of measures that […]
Categories: Congress, Croatia, Czech Republic, D.O.E., Export License, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, U.S. Senate
Momentous Time for Energy Trade/Security
October 13, 2015
It would be hard to overstate the significance of the last three weeks for those of us who care passionately about the future of transatlantic energy trade and security: Some 60 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives voted (Oct. 9) to approve bipartisan legislation to lift restrictions upon the export of U.S. crude oil. […]
Categories: A.P.I., Cheniere - Sabine Pass, Congress, Estonia, Europe, Latvia, Legislation, Lithuania, Poland, T.T.I.P., U.S. House
Neverovič Delivers Colo. Keynote Address
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
Ambassadors Discuss Baltic Energy Security
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