PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 10: An aerial view of the Cheniere Energy liquefied natural gas plant on February 10, 2025 in Port Arthur, Texas. China, the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas, has announced that it will be placing a 15% tariff on U.S. liquefied natural gas in retaliation to President Trump's ruling to impose tariffs on Chinese commodities. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump’s administration says it has granted a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export licence to the Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, the first approval of LNG exports after former president Joe Biden paused them early last year.
The exports are approved to go to markets in Asia and Europe.
