Trump orders restart of new LNG export permit approvals

Published January 21, 2025 10:57am ET



President Donald Trump has ordered the restart of reviews of applications for approvals of new liquified natural gas export projects, effectively ending a nearly yearlong freeze implemented by his predecessor.

In a sweeping energy-related executive order signed Monday night aimed at “unleashing American energy,” Trump has ordered the energy secretary to restart the LNG project reviews “as expeditiously as possible.”

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