Natural Gas Exports Gaining Support Back to Blog
The U.S. House of Representatives has turned down a plan by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) by a 276-142 vote that would have blocked exports of natural gas produced on public lands, that being a good portion of oil & gas leases in New Mexico. DeFazio believes foreign sales threaten the move of U.S. manufacturing companies back to our county due to lower energy costs. Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) says the idea of hoarding natural gas is “ill conceived.” The Energy Dept. has approved four applications to sell natural gas to countries that do not have free trade agreements with the United States. Although some recent comments from Energy Dept. leadership seemed to indicate a slowing down of their approval of such applications, Republican leaders in Congress are fighting back.