Evaluating the Prospects for Increased Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States – Charles Ebinger, Kevin Massy, Govinda Avasarala – Brookings Energy Security Initiative, January 2012
“Owing to breakthroughs in drilling and production technology over the past five years, the United States finds itself facing a long period of abundant, low-cost natural gas supplies. As the U.S. economy reorients itself to take advantage of greater use of natural gas, there is interest on the part of the public and private sector in the prospect of significant exports of U.S. natural gas in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG). A wide range of factors will inform the feasibility of U.S. LNG exports. On the supply side, the principal consideration is the sustainability of unconventional gas development. This includes the continued availability and accessibility of economically recoverable gas resources; and the presence of federal, state, and local regulatory regimes conducive to sustained production and investment. Other supply-related factors include the physical capacity of the U.S. natural gas system to transport gas volumes to export facilities and the availability of capital equipment and human resources.”
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