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Hungary
May 7, 2026

Budapest LNG Summit 2026

Europe Needs to Rethink Its Energy Mix 7th Budapest LNG Summit CEE Energy News, May 7, 2026 More than 100 companies from 24 nations gathered in Budapest last week for the 7th annual Budapest LNG Summit, and the message was urgent: Europe is not on track to meet its 90% gas storage targets this summer, […]

Energy Security
April 27, 2026

A Cautious Note

Natural Gas Keynote Address: 23rd Annual ERRA Conference Price and Non-Price Regulation in the Gas Sector Fred H. Hutchison, 27 April 2026 Mr. Daraselia, Mr. Petrov, distinguished panelists, colleagues… thank you. I want to use this time well, because the subject is more urgent than the conference program may suggest… And while I am aware […]

Export License
March 24, 2026

Letter to FT Editor

“The Executive Branch Sets the Tone. It Does Not Control the Molecules.” Letter to the FT Editor, March 24, 2026 When U.S. Ambassador Andrew Puzder warned that Europe risked losing “favourable” access to USLNG if the Turnberry agreement was not ratified without modification, LNG Allies wrote to the FT to set the record straight. USLNG […]

US Senate
February 4, 2026

The “Dependency” Myth

“Europe Has Not Traded One Dependency for Another.” Written Statement for the Record, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, Feb. 4, 2026 The claim that European reliance on USLNG represents a new “dependency” comparable to pre-2022 Russian pipeline gas is either a fundamental misunderstanding of energy markets or deliberate […]

Methane
December 12, 2025

Joint Trades on EUMR

Joint Industry Statement: Reducing Methane Emissions While Ensuring EU Energy Security 14 Associations including LNG Allies, Dec. 12, 2025 On the eve of the Dec. 15 EU Energy Council meeting, 14 major industry associations spanning the Atlantic issued a joint statement calling on the European Commission to include the EUMR in the EU Simplification Omnibus. […]

European Union
July 31, 2025

EU-U.S. Trade Agreement

LNG Allies to President Trump and President von der Leyen: The Historic U.S.-EU Trade Agreement July 31, 2025 The $750 billion U.S.-EU energy commitment at Turnberry drew immediate criticism from analysts who called the numbers unrealistic. LNG Allies disagreed—and said so directly to both presidents. The agreement is far more than a commodity trade deal. […]

Uncategorized
May 16, 2025

LNG Comments to DOE

LNG Allies Comments on the DOE LNG Study May 2025 The USLNG Association filed detailed comments in March 2025 challenging the DOE’s Dec. 2024 LNG Export Study on multiple fronts. Drawing on independent analysis from the OIES, Berkeley Research Group (BRG), and economist R. Dean Foreman, Ph.D., the comments argue that DOE’s core scenario relies […]

Asia
July 2, 2024

Asia’s LNG Appetite

Asia’s Growing Appetite for LNG Open/Markets Adila McHich, Cameron Liao (July 02): USLNG offers sustainability, diversification and energy security to Asia, home to more than half the world’s population. The region is reliant on LNG imports as growing energy demand outpaces supply… A recent Berkeley Research Group study for LNG Allies found that USLNG GHG […]

GHG Emissions
June 10, 2024

Rystad – USLNG vs. Coal

USLNG to Asia for PowerGen vs. Coal (Rystad Energy) Magnus Kjemphol Lohne, Patrick King, Elliot Busby (June 10): Rystad Energy confirmed the GHG emissions intensity studies conducted by BRG for LNG Allies. According to Rystad, the value-chain emissions of LNG are lower on average than for coal-fired power generation, even when the fuel is shipped […]

GIIGNL
June 3, 2024

GIIGNL 2024 Report

The International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) published its 2024 Annual Report which compiles the key figures and trends of the LNG market in 2023. Key statistics: Net LNG imports reached 401 mt, 2.1% growth, a slowdown from the 5.6% increase in 2022. Spot LNG trades totaled 141 mt, representing 35% of LNG […]