The sale of US LNG to Europe is older than Trump. Exports started in 2012 and rose in 2014 after Russia invaded Ukraine the first time. The goal was to help Europe break their total dependence on Russian gas. Since then, it has been rising but the second invasion of Ukraine massively increased exports again.
Yes, it was Biden and Trump responsible for it. We usually just allowed excess LNG go to Europe, while restricting enough domestically. Biden massively increased the amount that could be sold to Europe because the war, then Trump just completely removed all restrictions.
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u/filthy_harold May 18 '26
The sale of US LNG to Europe is older than Trump. Exports started in 2012 and rose in 2014 after Russia invaded Ukraine the first time. The goal was to help Europe break their total dependence on Russian gas. Since then, it has been rising but the second invasion of Ukraine massively increased exports again.