Feds: US will be a net exporter of natural gas in 2017

Published January 5, 2017 7:17pm ET



The U.S. is set to become a net exporter of natural gas in 2017 as dependence on foreign oil imports falls, according to the federal government’s latest energy projections.

The Energy Information Administration, the independent analysis arm of the Energy Department, made the assessment Thursday in its Annual Energy Outlook for 2017.

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