Chris Wright Touts 19 Bcf/d of LNG Approvals at Golden Pass as Exports Hit March Record
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Updated · KFDM-TV News · May 15
Chris Wright Touts 19 Bcf/d of LNG Approvals at Golden Pass as Exports Hit March Record
4 articles · Updated · KFDM-TV News · May 15
Golden Pass LNG, which began exporting in April 2026, is hosting Energy Secretary Chris Wright as he promotes what the DOE calls U.S. “energy dominance” under President Donald Trump.
More than 19 Bcf/d of LNG export authorizations have been approved since the administration ended the prior freeze on permit approvals, the department said, exceeding total U.S. export capacity at Trump’s January 2025 inauguration.
Commonwealth LNG in Cameron is also on Wright’s itinerary; the project was reauthorized in March 2025 after becoming the first major U.S. LNG project in February 2025 to win non-FTA export approval after the freeze was lifted.
March 2026 exports reached an all-time high, and the DOE says recent final investment decisions could more than double U.S. LNG exports from current levels by the early 2030s.
Can U.S. LNG exports double by the 2030s without raising energy bills for American families?
How will the U.S. balance its LNG export boom with the urgent need to control methane emissions?
With U.S. terminals at capacity, how will allies weather the next major global energy crisis?