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COVER
In July, the US Department of Energy conditionally approved Lake Charles LLC’s application to export LNG
to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement with the US (OGJ Online, Aug. 8, 2013). The
three-train, 15-million tonne/year export plant would
be built adjacent the site of the Lake Charles LNG
import terminal (shown) and open in 2018. Photo
from Energy Transfer Partners.
20Study: Methane emissions
from gas production lower
than EPA estimates
Paula Dittrick
Researchers from the University of Texas at
Austin said their direct measurements at 190
natural gas drilling sites found lower methane
emissions than the US Environment Protection
Agency has suggested in earlier estimates.
21 Study finds no
fracing problems in
Inglewood oil field
Nick Snow
A comprehensive study of Plains Exploration
& Production Co.’s Inglewood oil field in
southern California’s Los Angeles basin found
no adverse effects from two hydraulically
fractured test wells.
22 IHS: Unconventional oil, gas
revolution to boost US economy
Conglin Xu
24 US crude logistics straining despite
transport reconfiguration
25 Approach seen helping proposal
for Mexican energy reform
Bob Tippee
26 DOE approves Dominion Cove Point
LNG exports to non-FTA countries
Nick Snow
26 API wants Congress to repeal,
not reform, federal RFS
Nick Snow
28 WATCHING GOVERNMENT
Wyden’s Keystone surprise
29 Study: Glut of US ethane to remain;
exports to balance propane, butane
29 EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
A bipartisan energy snowball rolls again in the US Senate
