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Why LNG Export Capacity Is Becoming a Strategic Liability
Lucas and Luna unpack a counterintuitive risk in America's LNG boom: as the US becomes the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, domestic prices are increasingly tied to volatile global markets. Using the recent 4.6% drop in Henry Hub futures to $3.08 per MMBtu against a backdrop of geopolitical tension in the Middle East, they explain how export terminals can turn a windfall into a vulnerability. They trace the problem to long-term supply contracts that lock in volumes even when local demand spikes, and highlight how utilities are now hedging differently. Luna asks…
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