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Billionaire Funders Behind LNG Pause
How the Rockefellers and Billionaire Donors Pressured Biden on LNG Exports (WSJ) Benoît Morenne, Andrew Restuccia (Feb. 08): Four years ago, charities controlled by the Rockefellers, Michael Bloomberg, etc. began to identify and fund Gulf Coast activists that were campaigning against USLNG export projects. The activists subsequently buttonholed White House and federal officials around the […]
Legal Case Against LNG Pause
Red States Build Legal Case Against LNG Pause (E&E News) Pamela King, Carlos Anchondo, and Brian Dabbs (Feb. 7): 23 Republican-led states are preparing legal claims against President Biden’s pause on USLNG export permits. They argue that the pause threatens billions in capital expenditures and tens of thousands of jobs. The states accuse the administration […]
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 […]
USLNG Developers React to Export Pause
US LNG developers react to White House pause on issuing new LNG permits (S&P Global Commodity Insights) Corey Paul, Giselle Rodriguez (Jan. 30): The Biden administration’s decision to pause new USLNG export licenses has elicited responses from several USLNG developers. NextDecade, one of three USLNG developers to reach FID in 2023, stated that the moratorium […]
LNG Pause Causes Stir at Meeting
LNG Pause Sparks Controversy at BKR Meeting (Turbomachinery Magazine) Drew Robb (Jan. 30): President Biden’s unexpected pause on new USLNG permitting approvals caused a stir at the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy. Several speakers and panels expressed disappointment with the announcement. Lorenzo Simonelli, CEO of Baker Hughes, strongly opposed the moratorium and called […]
Limited Legal Challenge Available Against the Pause
Biden’s LNG Exports Pause Leans on Broad Public Interest Statute (Bloomberg Law) Daniel Moore (Jan. 30): The Biden administration’s decision to pause new natural gas export approvals is based on a broad public interest determination. This decision, which is under scrutiny for its climate impacts, may face legal challenges depending on how far energy officials […]
USLNG Pause following COP28
US LNG Export Approval Pause Sends ‘Devastating Signal’ (Gasworld) Dominic Ellis (Jan. 26): President Biden’s decision to halt approvals for new USLNG export facilities has been labeled ‘devastating’ for international relations and the industry. This move, following COP28’s commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, aims to scrutinize the impacts of USLNG exports on energy […]
Sen. Manchin on USLNG Pause
Manchin Promises to Uncover Facts on LNG Pause (U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia) Sen. Joe Manchin (Jan. 26): Sen. Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pledged to uncover the facts behind the Administration’s pause on new export permits for USLNG sent to non-free trade agreement countries. He […]
America’s Largest Natural Gas Producer Warns of Chilling Effect
America’s largest producer of natural gas warns Biden’s LNG export pause sends ‘chilling effect’ to industry (Fox Business) Taylor Penley (Feb. 6): Toby Rice, president and CEO at EQT Corporation, America’s largest producer of natural gas, has expressed concerns over the Biden administration’s decision to pause new USLNG export licenses. Rice said that the policy […]
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 […]