Biden Administration Shuts Down Liquid Natural Gas ExportsTexas Scorecard by Sydnie Henry | January 26, 2024
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the move is “retaliation against Texas – for standing up to this administration over the border crisis.” The White House announced Friday that the Biden administration is putting a “temporary pause on pending decisions of Liquified Natural Gas exports.”
The move, said to be made in deference to “the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, America’s energy security, and our environment,” immediately drew criticism from Texas officials.
Noting that Texas is the third largest exporter of LNG in the world, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham posted, “This reckless move is nothing more than retaliation against Texas — for standing up to this administration over the border crisis.”
According to media reports, the Biden administration has been considering this pause on pending LNG exports for several days.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian wrote Wednesday to the Biden administration and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm that “America becoming energy dominant again – like in 2019 – is the key to restoring global order, and that starts with a strong LNG export industry.”
“I don’t know about President Biden, but I’d much rather have the world buy America’s clean natural gas over gas anywhere else,” said Christian. “LNG can be a beacon of hope, where many countries no longer produce their own fossil fuels due to the Net Zero agenda. Our energy strategy should be to increase production of our domestic fossil fuels and export that reliable energy to our allies across the globe.”
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