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DOE Backs LNG Exports in Verdict on Biden-Era Study

The Department of Energy (DOE) said Monday it will proceed with issuing final orders on pending applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with no free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.

It has now prepared a response to comments on a Biden-era study reviewing permitting considerations and thereby “completed the final hurdles left over from the Biden administration’s reckless pause on LNG export permits, paving the way for the Trump Administration to fully unleash American LNG exports”, the DOE said in an online statement.

China’s Tariffs Hit U.S. Coal, Oil, and LNG Exports

The effect of this primary tariff exchange was immediate, with Chinese energy traders beginning to redirect cargos of liquefied natural gas to Europe, which has been more than happy to take in any spare LNG as it reels from the first real winter in three years. Crude oil exports from the United States to China will also be affected by the 10% duty. According to some, however, the effect of the tariff war will be most palpable in coal.