Developers of liquefied natural gas export projects in Texas and Louisiana have announced separate deals with Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, indicating a strong appetite for U.S. energy overseas. The agreements, disclosed by NextDecade and Venture Global, arrive over four months into the Department of Energy’s four-month moratorium on LNG export approvals, which is being used to update the climate and economic analyses used to determine if approvals are in the public interest. Despite the Department for Energy’s pause on LPG export approvals and a 3 percent increase in exports from February to March, the country exported nearly 370 billion cubic feet of gas. Both deals involve LNG terminals not yet sending gas overseas, although one facility in Louisiana is expected to start production this year.
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