Republicans Push Obama Administration on Upping Natural Gas Exports

Ron Wyden, the Democratic chairman of Senate Energy Committee, has pushed for a "sweet spot" in natural gas exports where some shipments would be allowed but not enough to raise prices of the fuel for consumers.

Wyden is expected to move to the finance panel soon, and his likely replacement, Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, is considered friendly to LNG exports.

Environmentalists have begun to turn their attention to fighting LNG export terminals because they believe exports are not much better for the environment than coal.

Natural gas must be super-cooled to a liquid form before exporting on ships, an energy-intensive process. In addition, pipelines from production fields and to power plants could leak natural gas, a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Whitfield said he did not think anyone realistically expects the world can meet its energy demands without fossil fuels like natural gas.

(Editing by Amanda Kwan)


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