liquified natural gas

The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.

The agency that granted the permit found in 2024 that approving additional LNG exports could raise natural gas prices for U.S. consumers.

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“The main takeaway is that a business-as-usual approach is neither sustainable nor advisable,” said U.S. Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm during a press call on Tuesday.

Tax breaks to the liquified natural gas export industry could deprive Louisiana communities of more than $21 billion in much needed infrastructure funds through 2040, according to a new report.

Virginia-based energy company Venture Global LNG formally announced Thursday it plans to build a $10 billion liquified natural gas export terminal in Cameron Parish, bringing 200 permanent jobs with an average annual salary of $120,000 to southwest Louisiana.

At COP26, Gov. John Bel Edwards has promoted wind energy, solar energy and the increased use of liquid natural gas in his "all of the above" approach to fighting climate change. But some activists back home expressed their frustrations Tuesday over the latter alternative.

Environmental groups that have mired the Keystone XL pipeline in delays now are focusing on LNG export terminals. They say opening up exports of natural gas will hasten domestic hydraulic fracturing.