The Intersection of Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure, Federal Permitting, and Supply Considerations for US LNG Exports
Article from: OGEL 5 (2019), in Pipelines
Introduction
This article discusses issues with which buyers of US-sourced LNG should be familiar, primarily focusing on US natural gas supply and pipeline development issues that are important to purchasing decisions by buyers of US-sourced LNG. Because of the large US domestic market for natural gas, purchasing US-sourced LNG differs from buying LNG sourced from a country where local production is primarily an LNG export commodity. In addition, US regulatory issues, both with respect to the development of and contracting on pipelines necessary to transport US natural gas to liquefaction and export ...