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API on LNG Permit Pause: A 'Win for Russia', 'Broken Promise to U.S. Allies'
January 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release:

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on the Biden administration's announcement to pause approvals of new LNG export facilities, unnecessarily increasing project wait times at a time of geopolitical turmoil and rising coal use around the world.

"This is a win for Russia and a loss for American . . .

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