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News about the USLNG Industry and USLNG Exports.

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USLNG Emissions Intensity

Research conducted for The USLNG Association by Berkeley Research Group's Energy and Climate Practice found that USLNG has less than half the carbon footprint of coal in 13 global markets.

Commonwealth LNG
February 14, 2025

Commonwealth Gets Conditional

LNG Allies Statement on Commonwealth LNG Authorization WASHINGTON, February 14, 2025 (Prior to Issue)— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today authorized the first new U.S. LNG facility since August 2020 (which was during the first Trump administration). The authorization approved today is for the Commonwealth LNG project located on the west bank of the […]

DOE
December 17, 2024

DOE Releases Study

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC. December 17, 2024—Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released an update to the economic and environmental studies that help guide decisions to authorize exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States to non-Free Trade Agreement nations. The DOE update takes the form of a summary document […]

Commonwealth LNG
July 19, 2024

Commonwealth LNG Decision Reconsidered by FERC

Appeals Court Sends Commonwealth LNG Decision Back to FERC (American Press) Rita Lebleu (July 19): The U.S. Court of Appeals of the DC District has ruled that FERC failed to fully assess the cumulative and direct environmental and health impacts caused by Commonwealth LNG. The decision, spurred by lawsuits filed last year by Sierra Club, […]

Freeport LNG
July 11, 2024

Freeport LNG Shutdown Due to Hurricane Beryl

USLNG Production Halted Due to Hurricane Beryl (Upstream) Benoît Morenne, Andrew Restuccia (July 10): USLNG terminal operator Freeport LNG has proactively shut down its three-train 15 mtpa liquefaction and export plant in Texas due to Hurricane Beryl. “We proactively ramped down production at our liquefaction facility on Sunday, July 7, ahead of Hurricane Beryl making […]

Weekly Roundup
June 14, 2024

Industry News – 14 June 2024

Recent USLNG Industry and Select No. American NatGas Industry Developments Texas LNG: Tax Reduction Adds Funding Leeway (Offshore Energy) Dragana Nikše (June 07): Glenfarne Energy Transition’s Texas LNG project has received a county tax abatement, providing financial flexibility for the upcoming construction of the natural gas export facility… Construction is slated to begin later this […]

USLNG Industry
May 22, 2024

USLNG Price Impacts (None)

Debunking the Myth: The Impact of USLNG Exports on Domestic Natural Gas Prices Dr. Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, TXOGA Amid global energy shifts and the rise of the United States to become the world’s top natural gas exporter, a pivotal question arises: Do USLNG exports influence domestic natural gas prices? A recent study I conducted […]

GHG Emissions
April 16, 2024

USLNG Emissions Intensity

Apples to Apples: Comparing the Greenhouse Gas Footprint of USLNG with Other Fuels The USLNG Association (LNG Allies) and the American Exploration and Production Council are working with Berkeley Research Group (BRG) on a framework comparing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of U.S. liquefied natural gas (USLNG) and other fuels in top global markets. […]

Monthly USLNG Statistics
November 15, 2023

USLNG Exports – Sept. 2023

DOE Releases Sept. 2023 USLNG Export Statistics Top five countries of destination, representing 42.2% of total U.S. LNG exports in September 2023: Netherlands (39.7 bcf), Japan (33.2 bcf), France (28.7 bcf), South Korea (24.1 bcf), and Italy (22.1 bcf). 350.1 Bcf of exports in September 2023: A 0.8% decrease from August 2023; 18.6% more than […]

Pennsylvania
November 1, 2023

Pennsylvania LNG Task Force

Final Report on How Best to Increase LNG Export of Penn. Gas Nov. 01: The bipartisan Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force, led by Rep. Martina White (R-Phil.), has issued a final report. The report suggests strategies to support the skilled labor workforce, promote educational collaboration, streamline permitting, and urges Congress to modernize the Jones Act. […]

Monthly USLNG Statistics
February 15, 2023

USLNG Exports – Dec. 2022

DOE Dec. 2022 USLNG Exports Report Released Top five countries representing 60.7% of total USLNG exports in Dec. 2022: U.K. (69.3 bcf), Netherlands (39.9 bcf), France (38.3 bcf), Spain (33.8 bcf), and So. Korea (24.7 bcf). 339.6 bcf of exports in Dec. 2022. A 12.3% increase from Nov. 2022; 1.6% less than Dec. 2021. 111 […]