The U.S. chemical industry will invest $71.7 billion and create 537,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2020 due largely to the transformative effect of shale gas on the industry’s global competitiveness, according to the...more
5/23/2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally approved a plan by Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal in Freeport, Texas, to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries....more
5/21/2013
- DOE Dow Chemical Exports Free Trade Agreement Natural Gas
Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) has introduced a bill (H.R. 1900) that would expedite the permitting of new interstate natural gas pipelines. Such projects require approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
5/13/2013
- FERC Natural Gas Pipelines Shale Gas
Three U.S. Senators are calling for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to work more cooperatively on ensuring comprehensive oversight of energy markets. The...more
5/8/2013
- CFTC Dodd-Frank Energy Policy FERC
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice regarding the availability of the study that it had commissioned to explore the cumulative impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports....more
12/20/2012
- DOE Exports Free Trade Agreement Natural Gas
