Oregon's LNG Exports May Fuel Growth of British Columbia and Rocky Mountain Natural Gas

SUGAR LAND--October 15, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Amid the boom in U.S. domestic natural gas production, the option to export excess hydrocarbons has become increasingly attractive as commodity prices remain low. Somewhat surprisingly, Oregon--a state several hundred miles from the nearest shale, with only two natural gas pipeline systems and tepid growth in local natural gas demand--has two planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals.

Within this article: Details on the two planned LNG export terminals and their relationship to possible growth in British Columbia and the Denver-Julesburg Basin.