US Pause on New LNG Export Licenses May Last Months Under Review
- Responding to public comments, analysis to take time: US DoE
- American official says US is focused on Japan energy security
The US shipped about 90 million tons of LNG last year.
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The Biden administration’s pause on new liquefied natural gas export licenses could last months as the Department of Energy reviews the issue, according to a US energy official.
“We anticipate the analysis that’s underway now taking several months because this is an issue of such significant importance,” Brad Crabtree, assistant secretary for the department’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, said in an interview. Responding “responsibly” to comments and analysis will “take a significant period of time,” he said in Tokyo on Friday.