'We are a gas superpower.' Ex-Trump regulator says US natural gas can help Europe
CNN
The decision by Germany to halt the certification of Nord Stream 2 underscores the critical role US natural gas can play on the world stage, former top energy regulator Neil Chatterjee told CNN on Tuesday.
"We are a gas superpower. We just need to be able to get it out of the ground and get it to market," Chatterjee, who served as America's top federal energy regulator until November 2020, said in a phone interview.
The United States is the world's largest producer of natural gas and last year for the first time it became the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), surpassing Australia and Qatar.
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