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U.S. LNG Exports Serve the Public Interest

On Tuesday, the Department of Energy released a study on the public interest implications of additional LNG exports.

While we share the DOE's view that climate progress, energy security, and the cost of living are critical factors to determine whether additional natural gas exports are in the public interest, its study is inconsistent with the consensus of independent analyses showing that LNG exports meet those criteria. 

Understand the facts on U.S. LNG exports:

  • Domestic natural gas prices have remained stable despite the U.S. growing from zero LNG exports in 2015 to becoming the world's largest exporter. A recent S&P Global report also states that approving unauthorized LNG export facilities would "negligibly impact household natural gas costs (<1%)."
  • Replacing foreign coal with U.S. LNG reduces emissions, period. A 2024 study from ICF International concluded that without U.S. LNG exports abroad, global GHG emissions would have increased in 2022 by over 112 million metric tons, mostly produced by coal.
  • Europe needs and is asking for more U.S. LNG. Russian gas – which comprised 18% of EU gas imports in the first half of 2024 and outpaced U.S. gas imports – will not be fully displaced until we commit to providing Europe with a more secure supply of energy. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently echoed this sentiment by highlighting U.S. LNG as an ideal solution to replace Russian gas. 

Take a moment to read PAGE's full press statement following the newly released report. We look forward to working with the 119th Congress on solutions for critical energy issues.

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U.S. Natural Gas Should be Leveraged to Uphold our Responsibilities to Americans, our Allies, and the Climate

We share DOE’s view that climate progress, energy security, and the cost of living are critical factors to determine whether additional natural gas exports are in the public interest. Unfortunately, this study is inconsistent with the consensus of independent studies, including past DOE studies, showing U.S. LNG exports meet those criteria. The reality is the U.S. maintains an abundance of recoverable natural gas and must leverage it to uphold our responsibilities to U.S. consumers, our allies, and the climate.

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Bloomberg: EU’s Von der Leyen Suggests US LNG Could Replace Russian Supply

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing the bloc’s consumption of Russian liquefied natural gas: import more from America.

That’s among the subjects she mentioned during a recent phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump.

 

LNG “is one of the topics that we touched upon,” said von der Leyen. “We still get a whole lot of LNG via Russia, from Russia. And why not replace it with American LNG, which is cheaper, and brings down our energy prices.”

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