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 flows under long-term project-specific export authorizations issued by the Sec. of Energy under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938. Once granted, those authorizations are immutable—not instruments of trade policy negotiation. The vast majority of USLNG moves under 15-20 year Sale and Purchase Agreements governed by commercial law. No federal official is a party to those contracts. The executive branch sets the tone of the relationship. It does not control the molecules.

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