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Bipartisan Senate bill targets future LNG export moratoriums

May 15, 2026

(World Oil) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation aimed at preventing future presidential administrations from pausing or delaying liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals, drawing support from oil and gas industry organizations and energy workforce groups. The proposed LNG Export Security Act, introduced by Senators John Cornyn and John Fetterman, would amend the Natural Gas Act to strengthen protections for LNG

LNG exports: Policy versus the market in America’s gas superpower era

April 22, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – For most of the modern energy era, the United States was viewed as a permanent importer of natural gas. That assumption collapsed in 2016, when LNG cargo Asia Vision departed Louisiana’s Sabine Pass terminal, marking the first large‑scale export of shale‑era U.S. natural gas. In less than a decade, the United States

Morgan Stanley expects natural gas prices to hit $5 in 2026

October 24, 2025

(Investing.com) – Natural gas prices could surge to $5 per million British thermal units in 2026 as demand rises and supply remains constrained, Morgan Stanley said in a new report assessing winter market scenarios. The bank forecast that U.S. gas storage levels will exit October at around 3.97 trillion cubic feet, roughly 5% above normal, but expects inventories to tighten sharply in the

US gas players refocus on Haynesville basin, buoyed by Trump LNG plans

March 28, 2025

(BOE Report) – U.S. natural gas producers and investment firms are gearing up for more activity in Louisiana’s Haynesville shale basin, positioning themselves for a boom in liquefied natural gas exports boosted by new approvals from President Donald Trump. Gas prices are rising as LNG producers in the United States, already the world’s largest LNG exporter, bring new projects online

US Natgas prices edge up 1% on record flows to LNG export plants

March 21, 2025

(US News) – U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Friday on record flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants. Front-month gas futures for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 5.3 cents, or 1.3%, to $4.028 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) at 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 GMT). On Thursday, the contract closed at

Canada and Mexico boost competition for U.S. LNG exports to Asia

September 16, 2024

Oil Price The U.S. North American neighbors are emerging as the latest competitors of the United States to ship LNG to Asia, the world’s biggest and most important LNG-importing region. While U.S. LNG development has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months, Canada and Mexico are looking to tap the growing Asian market for the super-chilled fuel, analysts tell

U.S. House Republicans consider tying LNG export approvals to Ukrainian aid

April 5, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Republican House leadership is considering including a provision in a potential aid package for Ukraine that would require the Biden administration to approve some liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, according to people familiar with the matter. The wording, which has yet to be finalized, could set a threshold that effectively requires some LNG export projects

House committee to probe Biden’s LNG export freeze

February 8, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – A House committee is probing the Biden administration’s decision to pause liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals, asking the Energy Department to justify why a moratorium on project approvals is needed while the agency conducts a study that could take more than a year. In a letter sent to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the House Committee

U.S. natural gas futures jump 10% to two-week high on rising LNG exports

October 31, 2022

BOE Report U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 10% to a two-week high on Monday on forecasts for more demand this week than previously expected with the return of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Maryland. Traders said the market largely ignored record output and forecasts for milder weather and less demand next

API: FERC policy changes would cause uncertainty and hamper LNG export, reliability goals

May 26, 2022

World Oil The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed reply comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) addressing the assertions of other commenters and continuing to express concerns that the commission’s two revised policy statements would chill investment in critical natural gas infrastructure. Increasing regulatory uncertainty and permitting delays, these policy changes directly conflict with FERC’s mandate to ensure a

API: Don’t constrain LNG exports; bolster cold-weather states’ infrastructure

February 11, 2022

World Oil Ten 10 U.S. senators from cold-weather states wrote to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, expressing concern about getting affordable, reliable natural gas for their constituents’ homes and businesses in the dead of winter, the American Petroleum Institute said in an Energy Tomorrow Update on LinkedIn. Instead of supporting increased natural gas production and the construction of natural gas pipelines,

Mexico president offers Sempra LNG export permit on condition

November 13, 2020

Reuters MEXICO CITY – U.S.-based Sempra Energy will be granted an export permit for a liquefied natural gas facility in northwest Mexico if the company helps address excess supply in the area, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday. San Diego-based Sempra had previously signaled its Mexican unit, IEnova, was close to obtaining the permit for the LNG

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