Dept. of Energy Reverses Biden LNG Pause, Extends Comment Period

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One year ago, the sleazy Joe Biden slapped a "pause" on allowing the Department of Energy (DOE) to review and issue export approvals for any new LNG export facilities (see White House Makes it Official – Biden Declares War on LNG Exports). The move profoundly and negatively affected our domestic natural gas industry, putting some 17 or more multi-billion-dollar projects on hold. The pause was supposed to last until a so-called "study" was completed evaluating LNG exports' potential global warming and economic impacts. The "study" was released in December (see Biden/Granholm DOE Releases Garbage Anti-LNG Exports “Study”). The pause remained---until this morning when the incoming Trump DOE officially reversed the pause and told staffers to quickly get back to approving new LNG exports.

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