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Recent LNG Developments

By Fred H. Hutchison on 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

By Fred H. Hutchison on 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

By Fred H. Hutchison on 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

By Fred H. Hutchison on 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

By Fred H. Hutchison on 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

By Fred H. Hutchison on 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

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

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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