U.S. Chamber of Commerce: LNG Exports Won’t Inhibit U.S. Manufacturing Resurgence
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The Oil & Gas Journal reported that U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue said today that the U.S. can accommodate LNG exports without jeopardizing the U.S. manufacturing renaissance that has resulted from low domestic gas prices. Donohue added, “If they don’t do something to stimulate the price of gas a little, nothing will be taken out of the ground....
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council: Limits on LNG Exports Could Hurt Small Businesses
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The chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), Raymond J. Keating, voiced “grave concerns” today over efforts to restrict U.S. energy exports. Keating called the effort to limit LNG exports “an effort to limit opportunity for American small businesses and entrepreneurs.” Keating stated that the energy sector is populated...
Senator Wyden Criticizes DOE LNG Export Study
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Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the incoming chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu criticizing the recent study commissioned by DOE on the macroeconomic effects of LNG exports on the U.S. economy. Wyden stated that the flaws of the study “are numerous and render this study insufficient...
New Trade Group Opposing LNG Exports Releases Survey Results; API Responds
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America’s Energy Advantage (AEA), a group consisting of industrial gas users and the American Public Gas Association, released the results of a survey that purports to show that American voters believe that U.S.-produced natural gas should be used in the United States for domestic economic gain and that the U.S. government “should proceed with caution and deliberation when...
Comments Supporting LNG Exports Filed at DOE
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Comments in support of LNG exports were filed at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the Calvert County Board of Commissioners, and the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber. The National Regulatory Research Institute submitted its own study supporting LNG exports that it had prepared for state utility commissions. The comments and study can be found on...