LNG Pause Overturned – Good News for NATO
NATO Partners Anticipate USLNG Supplies To Europe (Forbes) Ariel Cohen (July 09): The Biden administration’s pause on USLNG export permits was ended after 16 states successfully sued, arguing that the export restrictions were unconstitutional. This decision relieved European and East Asian allies, who were torn between the necessity to decouple from Russian energy and the […]
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 […]
Pause and Global Energy Security
LNG Pause Could Affect Global Energy Security (OilPrice.com) Haley Zaremba (April 10): The Biden administration’s decision to pause new USLNG export licenses could significantly impact global energy security and emissions reduction efforts. Developing Asian countries, heavily dependent on affordable natural gas, face uncertainty over their energy transition plans. Asian nations that use a lot of […]
It’s Not Too Late to Reverse Course
February 26, 2024 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: Today, The USLNG Association (operating globally as “LNG Allies”), joined the American Petroleum Institute and five other associations in a request to the Department of Energy (DOE) petitioning […]
Overseas Coal Could Surge
Armstrong: Pause May Fuel Overseas Coal Consumption (PGJ Online) (Feb. 14): Williams CEO Alan Armstrong warned that the Biden administration’s pause on USLNG export permits could boost global coal use. Armstrong expressed concern that consumers in growing electricity markets like Southeast Asia, might opt for coal infrastructure over natural gas. Armstrong: “We had a huge […]
No Big Deal?
Concerns about USLNG Pause Overblown Sam Reynolds (Feb. 6): The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says that the pause on permits for new LNG export facilities: (1) Does not affect U.S. exports from existing or under-construction facilities. (2) There will be plenty of LNG to go around as the world is on […]