U.S. government agencies said they’ve opened up new levers for oil and natural gas development with new pipelines, export and offshore drilling opportunities. “We will be dominant,” U.S. President Donald Trump said during an event at the nation’s Department of Energy. “We will export American energy all over the world.” A pro-oil president known as a trade protectionist, the Trump administration has spent the week rolling out a series of measures centered around one theme: energy dominance. White House spokesman Sean Spicer early this week said exports of liquefied natural gas were part of the Trump agenda for energy dominance. Trump said the Energy Department has approved more permits for LNG exports from a port terminal in Louisiana. A […]

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