LNG Exports: Why Permits to Non-FTA Countries Need Expediting
By: Brody Miles, Notes Editor Recently, liquefied natural gas (LNG)[1] export permits have been a point of contention. This has become newsworthy since the United States has been extracting natural gas at record levels.[2] By using the method of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), private industries have been able to obtain previously unattainable reservoirs of natural gas.[3] With an abundance of natural gas, domestic prices have gone down[4]—a result that is simultaneously good for consumers and bad for business. To achieve better…