Calls for DOE to Follow the Rules and Process All Pending Applications

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2013) — Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) President Bill Cooper challenged the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) queue for deciding LNG export applications as arbitrary and unlawful while testifying today before the House Energy Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power’s hearing, “U.S. Energy Abundance: Regulatory, Market, and Legal Barriers to Export.”

“Although I commend DOE for their good work in approving the Sabine Pass and Freeport LNG export applications, the problem is that there is no certainty as to when DOE will make a decision on the remaining 15 applications. Once the public comment period ends, DOE should make a decision based on the merits of the application. DOE’s effort to proceed by arbitrarily creating its own queue to approve LNG export applications is unlawful, and essentially changes the rules midstream,” said Cooper.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 13, 2013) — Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) President Bill Cooper will testify about the regulatory and legal barriers to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports alongside a distinguished panel of fellow energy experts at a House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing entitled, “U.S. Energy Abundance: Regulatory, Market, and Legal Barriers to Export.” The hearing will occur on Tuesday, June 18 at 10:15 a.m. EST in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.

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In response to today’s second forum on natural gas by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee entitled “Domestic Supply and Exports,” Bill Cooper, president of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas issued the following statement:

“Today’s forum underscores what countless third-party studies, energy experts and economists have found: LNG exports will be a win-win for our economy, create jobs and enhance our geopolitical relationships by supplying much-needed energy resources to our trading partners.”

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The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) commends the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its decision to approve Freeport LNG’s non-free trade (NFTA) applications and restart the process for expanding LNG exports. Immediately after the announcement, CLNG President Bill Cooper made the following remarks:

“The approval of the Freeport LNG export application marks a good day for America. The overwhelming evidence supports LNG exports as good for our economy, our workforce, our industries, and our trading partners. Now that DOE has had a considerable amount of time to examine the issues, it needs to focus its efforts on the approval process so Americans may realize the benefits LNG exports can bring to our economy.”

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The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas congratulates Dr. Ernest Moniz on his unanimous confirmation as the next Secretary of Energy by the U.S. Senate. Following the vote, CLNG President Bill Cooper issued the below statement:

“The overwhelming support shown yesterday is a testament to the qualifications Dr. Moniz will bring to the Department of Energy (DOE). With his confirmation complete, Dr. Moniz is now in a position to conclude the extensive review of all pending LNG export permits and accelerate the approval process. LNG exports will help to revitalize U.S. manufacturing, by creating jobs and generating substantial government revenue.”

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The Wall Street Journal has published a Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) letter to the editor in response to a Feb. 25 op-ed “Wanted: A Balanced Approach to Shale Gas Exports” and subsequent letters submitted March 1 in reply. CLNG’s letter refuted claims made in Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris’ op-ed that energy producers were interested in “bypassing a public-interest review process required by law” in natural gas exports applications.

In his letter to the editor, CLNG President Bill Cooper wrote that the op-ed and other letters overlooked the “rebuttable presumption that the proposed export of natural gas is in the public interest,” a Department of Energy policy established by the Natural Gas Act, and “those who oppose the application [must] overcome that presumption.”

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Please join Bill Cooper, President of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG), to discuss the widespread support of the manufacturing industry for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and the unique window of opportunity the U.S. has to take advantage of the economic benefits that will come from selling just some of our vast natural gas supplies to our trading partners abroad.

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Respected voices on energy describe natural gas abundance, underscoring opportunity for exports

Expert witnesses testifying during yesterday’s House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing agreed that the United States has plentiful supplies of natural gas, underscoring the ability and need to expand domestic use and move forward with exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas President Bill Cooper made the following statement on today’s House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing “American Energy Security and Innovation: An Assessment of North America’s Energy Resources”:

“Participants in today’s hearing confirmed again that the United States has abundant supplies of natural gas and more than enough to allow for exports while also meeting growing domestic demand. The ability to export natural gas represents a window of opportunity to create more jobs, generate more public revenues and reduce our trade deficit. We can reap those benefits as soon as the U.S. Department of Energy officially resumes the approval process for proposed LNG export projects.”

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