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Senate Confirms Three for FERC
Senate Confirms Three FERC Commissioners (E&E News) Zack Bright (June 14): Following Senate confirmation on June 13, two Democrats will join FERC—Judy Chang, a former Mass. energy and climate official, and David Rosner, a former aide to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). West Va. Solicitor General Lindsay See joins as a Republican member. Chair Willie Phillips […]
LNG Allies Joins Rehearing Request
The American Petroleum Institute (API) today filed an application for rehearing on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) indefinite pause on new and pending liquefied natural gas (LNG) permit approvals for non-FTA countries. In the legal filing submitted to DOE, API argued the pause is unlawful, violating both the Natural Gas Act and the Administrative Procedure Act, […]
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 […]
House Votes to Reverse Pause
US House Passes Bill to Reverse Biden’s LNG Pause (U.S. News & World Report) Reuters (Feb. 15): The U.S. House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, passed a bill to reverse President Joe Biden’s pause on approvals of USLNG exports. The bill, sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), was approved by a vote of 224-200, mostly […]
White House’s LNG Pause: Political Strategy or Climate Action?
White House Cites Climate in Pause on New Liquified Natural Gas Export Terminals (ABC News) Stephanie Ebbs, Kelly Livingston (Jan. 26): The Biden administration’s decision to pause applications for new USLNG export terminals has sparked a political debate. API President and CEO Mike Sommers criticized the decision, calling it a “win for Russia” and a […]
EU-US LNG Agreement
LNG Allies Statement on EU-US Energy Security Agreement President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyden outlined a bold EU-US agreement today to bolster European Energy Security, largely by increasing U.S. LNG trade. The agreement’s central concept—a joint EU-U.S. Task Force on Energy Security—is a direct response to the proposal put forward by LNG […]
Joint Letter to President
Joint Letter to President Biden on Energy Security February 25, 2022 The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: In light of this week’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its implications for domestic and global energy security, our organizations are writing to offer support and urge you […]
Plugging Old Wells
Oil Industry Mum on Biden Jobs Pitch Josh Siegel and Abby Smith, Wash. Examiner (April 01): The oil and gas industry does not sound gung-ho about a provision of Biden’s green infrastructure plan to invest $16 billion to employ “hundreds of thousands” of fossil fuel workers to plug leaking wells. API did not directly comment […]
EPRI’s Mansoor on Climate Math
EPRI CEO Tells Biden How to Do His Climate Math Abby Smith, Wash. Examiner (March 27): Arshad Mansoor, CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute, is cautioning the Biden administration not to fixate on reaching carbon-free power by 2035. Instead, Mansoor is calling on the administration to broaden its view so it doesn’t compromise the […]