March 2024 - U.S. Residential Gas Consumers Bear Brunt of LNG Exports

customers to the increased volatility of the global natural gas market. [...] Department of Energy has failed to consider the inflationary impact of LNG exports on the domestic market. [...] natural gas prices to the volatility of the global market. [...] That would echo IEEFA’s characterization of the studies that the department has used to conclude that LNG exports are in the public interest. [...] Overlaying these two elements (the ramp of LNG exports compared to four-year measurements of the standard deviation of natural gas prices) illustrates that as LNG exports doubled, the associated volatility for Henry Hub prices tripled between 2019 and 2023.