Dominion commented on a new macroeconomic study from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy that confirms that selling natural gas to other countries will result in net economic benefits for the United States.
Dominion said that many benefits could come to Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region if its Dominion Cove Point LNG facility in Lusby, Md., is approved as a site where the liquefied natural gas could be loaded on tankers and shipped to friendly nations.
“This project would mean jobs and revenues for Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region,” said Thomas F. Farrell II, Dominion’s chairman, president and CEO. “Dominion Cove Point is the logical, cost-effective and environmentally-efficient site to use to export domestic natural gas. With the addition of liquefaction facilities at our existing site in Maryland, we will have the ability to liquefy, store and load natural gas on tankers for export to countries friendly to the U.S.”
There are many significant local, state and national economic benefits anticipated with Dominion’s request to process for export up to 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year.
Dominion Cove Point’s existing connections to the pipeline grid, LNG storage capacity and updated pier on the Chesapeake Bay give it advantages over other sites, but Farrell noted that many sites in the U.S. and Canada are seeking to export natural gas to Asia and Europe.
“We pledge to work with local, state and national government and regulatory agencies to bring the benefits of natural gas exports to the Maryland and Mid-Atlantic region,” Farrell said. “It is one way to get increased employment and help get the regional and national economy moving again.”
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, December 06, 2012