House Panel Hears Testimony on Barriers to LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing today focusing on the various barriers that exist to exporting coal and LNG from the United States. Testimony was provided by witnesses from various government agencies and other sectors affected by U.S. energy exports. In his written testimony, Christopher Smith, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (Acting), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), emphasized that DOE is committed to moving the LNG export application review process forward as expeditiously as possible and that “DOE understands the significance of this issue — as well as the importance of getting these decisions right.” Bill Cooper, President of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, criticized as “unlawful” and therefore, void,
DOE’s order of precedence, or queuing procedure for processing pending LNG export applications. Witnesses’ written testimony from the hearing can be found here.