The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday cleared the way for faster approval of small-scale exports of natural gas including liquefied natural gas to Latin American countries by issuing a rule that does away with a public interest review of the shipments. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a release that the so-called small-scale rule will reduce “the regulatory burden on American businesses while also providing significant benefits to our trading partners in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.” The rule was published in the Federal Register. Previously, companies that wanted to export natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries were subject to a Department of Energy (DOE) public interest review. With the final rule, the DOE will grant […]