Tag: LNG

It’s been nearly a year since the Biden-Harris administration officially paused approvals for new LNG export projects. Analysts at Poten & Partners indicate that this ongoing uncertainty is leading to increased costs and project delays. Lengthened timelines, rising engineering, procurement, and construction expenses, along with methane emissions fees, are impacting projects awaiting approval or final investment decisions. […]

A federal judge halted President Joe Biden’s temporary moratorium on new licenses for exports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG). U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by 16 states, including Louisiana, Alaska, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming, which argued Biden violated the U.S. Constitution and other […]

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the growing fatigue of the #TeamBiden and highlights from the world of energy. Links: American Energy Alliance · #170: Frustration. Anxiety. Discouragement. (2/23/24)

The $2 billion conversion of Mexico’s Energia Costa Azul gas terminal into an LNG export facility will open a new, faster means for U.S. natural gas producers to access Asian gas markets, circumventing the Panama Canal. Costa Azul’s conversion is the first of several gas export projects proposed in Mexico, but President Joe Biden’s recent […]

WASHINGTON DC (02/15/2024) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 by a vote of 224 – 200. This bill, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), reverses President Biden’s ban on approvals of exports of liquified natural gas (LNG). Increased U.S. exports reduce global […]

The American Energy Alliance support H.R. 7176, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, which would remove restrictions on approvals of exports of liquified natural gas. The restrictions targeted for repeal by H.R 7176 are antiquated procedures left over from the days of energy scarcity. Fears that the United States was running out of natural gas prompted […]

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna fact check some of the recent statements from the White House and discuss the American public’s appetite for electric vehicles and the world’s appetite for American oil and gas. Links: American Energy Alliance · #167: The Full Yang (2/2/24)

The Department of Energy is examining whether regulators should take climate change into account when deciding whether a proposed gas export project meets the U.S. national interest. The Energy Department is weighing whether to issue a permit for a gas export plant in Louisiana known as Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2), one of 17 proposed LNG export terminals. The […]

The President of the United States is breaking his word with our allies and weakening NATO WASHINGTON, DC (1/26/24) – Today, the Biden administration suspended decisions on export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities while the Department of Energy “reassesses” whether it is properly accounting for the climate impacts from proposed projects. This election […]

Biden’s Department of Energy (DOE) has increased the time it takes to review a permit for exporting LNG from 7 weeks to a minimum of 11 months. The slowing of permit approval could mean that nearly-completed LNG projects are not able to supply European buyers in need of gas because they do not have  the permit. […]