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Trump order to fast-track LNG exports called ‘political theater’

In a flurry of Inauguration Day actions to promote his “drill, baby, drill” agenda, President Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency.” He also directed the Department of Energy to restart reviews of permits for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) “as expeditiously as possible.” But experts say there is no factual basis for Trump’s “national energy emergency,” with the amount of oil and gas produced in the U.S. soaring to record-breaking volumes during the Biden Administration. And Presidential orders do not direct the actions of FERC, an independent federal agency that reviews LNG terminals.

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“Everything up in the air”: LNG, the Strait of Hormuz, and Central & Eastern Europe’s energy future

"LNG shipments to Central & Eastern Europe are reliable as long as those gas markets are not overly dependent upon one supplier."

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Turnberry imposible: el increíble monto de importaciones de energía que Europa comprometió con EE.UU. y ahora no puede cumplir

La Unión Europea se comprometió a comprar u$s 250.000 millones anuales en energía estadounidense. En 2024 compró u$s80.000 millones y fue menor en 2025. Analistas de Kpler, Argus y Columbia University coinciden en que la meta es físicamente irrealizable

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