Two US Senators are keeping the pressure on the Biden-Harris Administration by introducing the LNG Security Act, following the US Government’s decision to impose an export pause on pending and future applications.
John Barrasso, Ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and Bill Cassidy from Louisiana, want their legislation to reverse President Biden’s decision, which has left the domestic industry reeling.
The LNG Security Act would:
- require The Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately approve all LNG exports to countries which have imported, are importing, or are physically capable of importing natural gas from Russia or Iran.
- place a 45-day deadline for DOE to issue a decision on applications to export LNG to all other countries, once the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves the siting, construction, and operation of an LNG export facility
- move all current and future litigation challenging the approval or denial of LNG export authorisations to the Circuit Court where the facility is or will be located.
According to a statement on the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources website, the Act would support the US’ energy producing states including Wyoming and Louisiana, where 12 of the 18 impacted LNG export facilities are or will be built, and protect American jobs.
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