DOE to Host Third LNG Public Education Forum in California

Forum to be Held at Los Angeles Convention Center

Washington, DC – The third in a series of Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored public education forums on liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2006, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.  This series of forums aims to maintain open lines of communication between government officials and interested citizens, and is scheduled in compliance with the National Energy Policy Act of 2005, enacted by President Bush in August 2005.   
 

MORE INFO Learn more about DOE's LNG Forum and how to register for the event

"The Department of Energy's Liquefied Natural Gas Forums will initiate constructive dialogue among community members, local, state, and federal government leaders," said Jeffrey Jarrett, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.  "This forum is one step, of many, that will help us address and evaluate our energy needs, and increase America's energy security."
 
The Energy Information Administration estimates the United States will have to increase imports of LNG by more than 600 percent in the next 25 years to fulfill America’s increasing demand for natural gas. 
 
Joining the Department of Energy in presenting the educational forums will be the U.S. Department of Transportation, U. S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, coastal state governors and professional groups representing regulatory and safety officials. 
 
The Los Angeles forum is open to the public and registration is currently available through the internet, or at the Los Angeles Convention Center on the day of the forum beginning at 8 a.m.  The public may submit questions and comments via the internet, on cards to be provided at the event, or in written form by mail to: 

LNG Forums
Attn: Bob Corbin
955 L’Enfant Plaza North, S.W., Suite 1500
Washington, D.C.  20024  

The first two forums were held in Boston, Massachusetts and Astoria, Oregon, respectively. Dates and locations of other forums will be announced as soon as arrangements are completed. 

For more information, contact: News Media: John Grasser, FE Office of Communications, 202-586-6503 General Information: Tate Rich, Office of Fossil Energy, 202-586-0464