The United States is on pace to become one of the largest LNG exporters in the world, federal data show. Photo courtesy of Royal Dutch Shell May 17 (UPI) — Exports of liquefied natural gas from the United States are expected to break the isolation of the North American market, a government report read. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a market intelligence briefing on the U.S. liquefied natural gas market. Two years ago, the United States transitioned from an importer of LNG to a net exporter. All told, the LNG plants in operation or under construction represent about 13 percent of total gas production in the United States. “Over $30 billion in construction capital has been invested by the two firms with operational LNG plants,” Amir Zaidi, the director of the CFTC’s office of market oversight, said in a statement . “Further, significant investments in support of […]