Editorial comment

Adrienne Blume, Editor In the US, LNG export terminal operators are gearing up to send liquefied natural gas to world markets. As of the time of writing, Cheniere Energy was due to ship out its first tanker of liquefied Texas shale gas by early March. A flurry of other terminals is scheduled to follow suit. The US exports will contribute to a predicted tripling of global LNG supply by 2020 amid a wave of new production from the US, Australia, and Asia-Pacific. The new suppliers are highly visible entities, with their multi-billion-dollar liquefaction projects that will source natural gas from shale formations, coal seams and conventional gas deposits. But where will the gas go once it is l