We have yet to hear from Oklahoma’s congressional delegation about the Biden-administration’s Department of Energy report on LNG exports, but a few others are speaking out and blasting what the report recommended.
“The only ‘science’ driving the Biden-Harris LNG pause and study is political science,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
“It’s no secret the Biden-Harris administration decided to dump this report during the holiday season because their actions amounted to war on American energy and war on the American worker,” added Cassidy, who is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the ranking member of the committee disputed the report and said the U.S. liquefied natural gas exports are a benefit to the economy, the environment and the country’s security.
“Nothing in a biased study from a bitter administration on its way out the door can change that. I look forward to President Trump unleashing American energy and reversing President Biden’s ban on liquefied natural gas exports,” said Senator Barrasso.
Other critics charged the report was simply politically motivated to appeal to environmentalists.
What angered supporters of LNG exports was the Biden administration’s contention that lifting the President’s moratorium on the exports might have a potentially negative impact to the U.S. The report claimed that any growth in LNG exports might cause an increase in U.S. energy prices of as much as 30% in the future and also contribute to carbon emissions.
The report could be the “fly in the ointment” for Donald Trump as he prepares to take control of the White House and push ahead with his “drill baby drill” energy plans.
After freezing LNG exports earlier in 2024, the White House issued its awaited report and it’s seen as one that might make it harder for Trump to pursue his plans to strengthen the nation’s energy productivity. The report recommended a stricter effort by regulators in deciding if the increased gas permits in the U.S. are really a benefit or harming national interests.
Politico reports the recommendations could be fuel for opponents of increased LNG exports to challenge more liquefied natural gas plants.
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