Energy Scorecard

The American Energy Alliance supports H.R. 1949 the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025, which would streamline the approval process for LNG export approvals. The requirement for a special permit from the Department of Energy for exports of LNG is a relic of a time when we feared that the United States was running out of natural gas. The world has long since changed, we are now the world’s largest producer of natural gas and one of the largest exporters, and we have vast reserves of gas ready to be developed needing only a market. The Department of Energy permitting process has also been the primary source of political and legal interference with the growth of the LNG industry is this country. Removing this outdated and unnecessary step is long overdue.