A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking.  More »

The nominee, Ernest Moniz, who now is the head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Energy Institute, came out with its report in 2011 that said the environmental risks of increased drilling and production “are challenging but manageable.”  More »

Taking a page out of their Keystone XL playbook, environmentalists are urging the Obama administration to delay decisions on whether to allow more companies to export natural gas harvested inside the United States because of climate change concerns.  More »

The United States is uniquely positioned to harvest newly accessible natural gas reserves and sell the fossil fuel overseas — but that hinges on the Energy Department’s support for exports, executives said Wednesday.  More »

Shell and El Paso Pipeline Partners plan to build a plant for exporting natural gas at the existing Elba Island LNG import terminal near Savannah, Ga. It’s the latest venture aimed at taking advantage of high Asian and European prices for the fossil fuel.  More »

A study concludes that U.S. natural gas prices would rise about 15 cents per million British thermal units by 2030 if exports are allowed.  More »

The United States will approve some plans to export its LNG regardless of the election outcome. But the decisions likely won’t come until next year, said energy attorney David Bloom.  More »

Nearly four dozen Republican and Democratic lawmakers from oil patch states today implored the Obama administration to swiftly approve plans to export liquefied natural gas.  More »

Lawmakers from areas rich in shale gas bounty worry that a boom in drilling is jeopardized by low natural gas prices. The answer, they say, is exporting liquefied natural gas.  More »

Temasek and RRJ Capital have agreed to buy a $468-million stake in Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal, expected to be the first terminal to export natural gas from the lower-48 states.  More »

Environmentalists just filed a legal challenge to Freeport LNG’s bid to export natural gas from a facility in Texas — the latest attempt to undercut a push by more than a half dozen companies to send the fossil fuel overseas.  More »

As companies seek approval to export some of the United States’ glut of natural gas, a federal report released today says exports would cause natural gas prices to rise as much as 9 percent for U.S. consumers.  More »