Houston — 25% duty a threat to commercializing new projects Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Industry urges resolution to trade tensions The promise of a surge of new US LNG export development thanks to government efforts to speed up permitting is threatened now that China has retaliated for Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing. On one hand, easing regulatory burdens means developers of new liquefaction facilities can get approval to build quicker, but, on the other hand, they may not secure financing for the billions of dollars it costs for those facilities if tariffs prevent buyers from signing contracts. The impact of those competing forces was brought into focus Monday when China raised tariffs on imports of LNG from the US to 25% from 10%, effective June 1. The action added to concerns that the protracted trade fight between the two important […]