Hearing to be held on bill seeking faster LNG exports

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said it will hold a hearing on the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act.

The bill was introduced by US Senators John Barasso and Martin Heinrich and aim to speed up the approval process for exports of liquefied natural gas to countries which do not have free trade agreements with the United States.

The bill specifically requires the Secretary of Energy to make a decision on any LNG export application within 45 days after the environmental review document for the project is published.

It would also provide an applicant with expedited judicial review if the secretary fails to act within 45 days or if the project is subject to a legal challenge and would require LNG exporters to disclose the country or countries to which LNG has been delivered and require the Secretary to make this information available to the public.

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LNG World News Staff; Image: senate.gov