API Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Reversing LNG Permitting Freeze

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2024 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement today from API Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer Amanda Eversole calling on Congress to approve the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024: 

“U.S. LNG exports strengthen our economy, support jobs here at home and send a signal of American strength and stability throughout the world, yet the Biden administration’s misguided permit pause threatens to halt this progress. We thank Rep. Pfluger and House leadership for recognizing the clear benefits of U.S. LNG, and we urge the House of Representatives to stand up for American energy and pass this legislation immediately.”

API represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry, which supports nearly 11 million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. Our approximately 600 members produce, process and distribute the majority of the nation’s energy, and participate in API Energy Excellence®, which is accelerating environmental and safety progress by fostering new technologies and transparent reporting. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization and has developed more than 800 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.

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