The world is currently entering a volatile new era of energy insecurity. As Russia continues to weaponize its energy resources against its neighbors and conflicts in the Middle East threaten vital shipping routes, nations across Europe and Asia are searching for stable, reliable suppliers. In this environment, the United States has the opportunity to be the guarantor of global energy security, the most reliable energy partner — provided it can overcome its own domestic bureaucratic hurdles.

America is home to an abundance of natural gas and other energy resources. In the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, allies like Germany and Poland made the strategic decision to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, placing their trust in American energy instead. While expanding energy exports is a critical tool for strengthening partners and reducing the leverage of adversarial suppliers, this strategy is only successful if we can actually build the pipelines, export facilities, and transmission lines required to deliver that energy.