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European Union
January 13, 2023

EU Energy Actions

On Dec. 19, 2022, EU energy ministers reached agreement on a temporary natural gas price cap to shield their economies from high energy prices. At that meeting, they also adopted a regulation on coordination of natural gas purchases (the EU Energy Platform) and price benchmarks. They also approved an approach on energy sector methane emission […]

Biden Administration
March 25, 2022

EU-US LNG Agreement

LNG Allies Statement on EU-US Energy Security Agreement President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyden outlined a bold EU-US agreement today to bolster European Energy Security, largely by increasing U.S. LNG trade. The agreement’s central concept—a joint EU-U.S. Task Force on Energy Security—is a direct response to the proposal put forward by LNG […]

Germany
March 12, 2022

More USLNG for Europe

Fuel-Starved Europe Offers Push Needed for U.S. Gas Projects Sergio Chapa, Bloomberg (March 12): The threat of supply disruptions in Europe along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s comments that Germany would move quickly to build two LNG terminals, could help spur financing and approval decisions for USLNG developers. Fred Hutchison of LNG Allies: “Germany’s decision […]

Energy Security
March 1, 2022

U.S. Chamber on Energy Policy

Record High Russian Oil Imports Show Need for Smarter Domestic Energy Policy By Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President, Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce In 2021, the United States imported 245 million barrels of crude oil and related petroleum products from Russia. This equates to nearly 672,000 barrels per day—an all-time record and a 79% increase […]

Energy Security
February 25, 2022

Joint Letter to President

Joint Letter to President Biden on Energy Security February 25, 2022 The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: In light of this week’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its implications for domestic and global energy security, our organizations are writing to offer support and urge you […]