Plummeting crude oil prices have dimmed prospects for soon-to-start U.S. liquefied natural gas exports, Bank of America Corp. said in a note to clients Monday. The gap between U.S. and global prices for the fuel has narrowed as oil’s collapse reduced the cost of crude-linked LNG contracts in Asia and Europe, Max Denery, an analyst at the bank in New York, said in the report. Oil in London has tumbled 25 percent this year, falling below $45 a barrel Monday for the first time since 2009, while U.S. gas has dropped 8.3 percent. The reduced price advantage comes as Cheniere Energy Inc. finishes construction of its Louisiana export terminal, which is poised to send the first shipment of U.S. LNG from the lower 48 states before the end of the year. North American cargoes will enter the market as gas from newly-built Australian terminals adds to a global supply […]