Biden expected to complete draft LNG study this year

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Biden expected to complete draft LNG study this year

The Biden administration plans to publish a draft study by the end of this year that could have implications for the future of new gas exports.

The administration said earlier this year that it would work to more fully assess the impacts of exporting U.S.-produced natural gas on climate change, national security and the economy.

Since that time, the Energy Department has worked on studying those impacts.

An energy official told The Hill on Thursday the department planned to have a draft analysis out before the end of this year. Publication will be followed by a 60-day comment period.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that the administration planned to finish the study this month.

It’s not clear whether the final version of the study will be completed before President-elect Trump takes office.

But if it does, the study’s findings could put information on the record that conflicts with any efforts from the Trump administration to rapidly approve more gas export facilities.

Read more at TheHill.com.

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