America has a wealth of natural gas. And because of development techniques like hydraulic fracturing, our country is producing more than enough natural gas to meet our own needs and also export some to our friends and allies around the world. Liquefied natural gas exports present an opportunity to slash our country’s trade deficit. Energy companies across America recognize this, and one recently received approval to begin exporting LNG from Florida, which is great news for our state economy.
As the Jacksonville Business Journal reports:
Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary Carib Energy LLC was granted a 20-year, small-scale Department of Energy export license for the supply, transportation and distribution of liquefied natural gas….
In its application, the company said exports may occur from the ports of Jacksonville, West Palm, Miami, Pensacola, and Tampa, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; Gulfport, Mississippi; Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans; and Houston and Galveston, Texas, with the decision on which ports will be used based on the final destination.
To keep our nation’s surge in energy production going, it’s both smart and necessary to find new markets for American natural gas. The LNG export process provides an excellent way to create jobs for Americans and keep our economy strong. It’s good to see Florida playing an important role in strengthening America’s energy future.
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