America’s LNG growing pains

DEEP DIVE: Manufacturers are howling at expensive gas. Activists clamour to ‘leave it in the ground’. Yet soaring exports seem unstoppable

Cheap, abundant natural gas has become the bedrock of the American economy – but the drillers that produce it are sitting on their hands, even as prices rise. Manufacturers are getting twitchy, calling for liquefied natural gas exports to be capped. This is unlikely for many reasons, meaning US consumers might have to get used to higher bills. This coul…