rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy Secretary saysrCY
https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc. No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by. It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy
Secretary saysrCY
https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its
position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc. No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by. It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy
Secretary saysrCY
https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its
position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc. No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by. It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy
Secretary saysrCY
https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its
position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc. No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by. It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
The Department of Energy declared an rCLemergencyrCY when none existed.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/court-rejects-governments-energy-emergency-that-kept-coal-plant-open/>
The USA is exporting crude oil, diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas,
and other distillates to Canada, Mexico, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe,
and other places.
I am not sure about coal. We had 650 coal power plants around 2000, we
are down to about 300 coal power plants now. The cheap coal to mine in
the USA is gone, most of the remaining coal require 50 feet or more of >overburden (dirt and clay) to be removed first which is expensive.
China has 1,195 coal power plants mostly use Australian coal sent via
barge daily. So Australia is probably the number one supplier of coal
in the world.
This is why the air in Beijing today is like it was in Pittsburgh when I was >a kid... and the Chinese government isn't happy about it and is trying to do >something about it.
On 9/23/26 16:09, Nuno Silva wrote:
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy
Secretary saysrCY
-a https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/
news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-
in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its
position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc.-a No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by.-a It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
-a-a-a-aWell you know the President has his preferences which would go back to his childhood (physically and chronologically) which would be
Coal and steam-powered catapults to launch planes from USN Carriers.
Maybe he would like to go straight back to Steam Powered Battle Ships.
But basically he wants to keep the workers employed in the Coal mines.
He loves pretending that he cares about the workers. Meantime just
because he likes doesn't mean he gets to keep old mines open.
On 9/23/2026 6:48 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
On 9/23/26 16:09, Nuno Silva wrote:His motivation seems to mostly be to kill "green" energy.-a He goes out
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy
Secretary saysrCY
-a https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/
news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-
in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its
position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc.-a No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by.-a It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
-a-a-a-a-aWell you know the President has his preferences which would go
back to his childhood (physically and chronologically) which would be
Coal and steam-powered catapults to launch planes from USN Carriers.
Maybe he would like to go straight back to Steam Powered Battle Ships.
But basically he wants to keep the workers employed in the Coal mines.
He loves pretending that he cares about the workers. Meantime just
because he likes doesn't mean he gets to keep old mines open.
of his way to kill solar, wind farm and tidal power projects.-a As far as anyone can tell because he doesn't like the wind turbines near one of
his golf courses because they spoil the view.
Well, that and because the oil industry has been paying him massive bribes.
This video looks at a new battery from BEI, it uses a relatively normal lithium-ion chemistry and a liquid electrolyte - but one thing is very different... it has no anode during manufacturing! This is the secret to getting the cells over 500 Wh/kg, and unlike some manufacturers, we have
3rd party tests to prove it.
On 9/24/26 08:32, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
Also this tiny bit of good news. This time no hoax.
This video looks at a new battery from BEI, it uses a relatively normal
lithium-ion chemistry and a liquid electrolyte - but one thing is very
different... it has no anode during manufacturing! This is the secret to
getting the cells over 500 Wh/kg, and unlike some manufacturers, we have
3rd party tests to prove it.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ty1lVZ9JOw>
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas in
the USA
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
The USA is exporting crude oil, diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas,
and other distillates to Canada, Mexico, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe,
and other places.
I am not sure about coal. We had 650 coal power plants around 2000, we
are down to about 300 coal power plants now. The cheap coal to mine in
the USA is gone, most of the remaining coal require 50 feet or more of
overburden (dirt and clay) to be removed first which is expensive.
There's still coal being mined in West Virginia and every morning and
evening trains carry it by my house down to the Newport News marine
terminal where it's put on ships to various places including China.
But we do use an awful lot of coal for power generation, even though it's mostly not very clean-burning. It's no fun living near a coal plant (and apparently living near the marine terminal is not much fun either because
of the coal dust wash).
Coal is generally a pretty poor chemical precursor, even if the North
Koreans do still make plastics from it (because they still have coal
reserves and have to import petroleum).
China has 1,195 coal power plants mostly use Australian coal sent via
barge daily. So Australia is probably the number one supplier of coal
in the world.
China has a lot of local coal production too, almost all high-sulfur
lignite crap. Very stinky to burn without scrubbing, but they do. The Australian coal is still mostly bituminous but nowhere near as bad. There
is some good hard coal in Australia but most of that is gone (just like
in West Virginia and Wales).
This is why the air in Beijing today is like it was in Pittsburgh when I was a kid... and the Chinese government isn't happy about it and is trying to do something about it.
--scott
On 9/24/26 08:32, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 9/23/2026 6:48 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
On 9/23/26 16:09, Nuno Silva wrote:His motivation seems to mostly be to kill "green" energy.-a He goes out
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy >>>>> Secretary saysrCY
-a https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/
news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-
in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its >>>>> position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc.-a No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas >>>>> in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and >>>>> there are no gathering pipeline networks close by.-a It is far better >>>>> to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
-a-a-a-a-aWell you know the President has his preferences which would go >>> back to his childhood (physically and chronologically) which would be
Coal and steam-powered catapults to launch planes from USN Carriers.
Maybe he would like to go straight back to Steam Powered Battle Ships.
But basically he wants to keep the workers employed in the Coal mines.
He loves pretending that he cares about the workers. Meantime just
because he likes doesn't mean he gets to keep old mines open.
of his way to kill solar, wind farm and tidal power projects.-a As far
as anyone can tell because he doesn't like the wind turbines near one
of his golf courses because they spoil the view.
Well, that and because the oil industry has been paying him massive
bribes.
-a-a-a-aWell he believes or says that he does that many things
ordinary folks like us believe in like human-caused climate
change and the dangers of AI are "Hoaxes".-a He also says that
many other things which he find inimical to the world view
and wallets of his paymasters are hoaxes as well.-a But if you
have a million to spare no matter how you got it you can get
a pardon for the crimes that you have done. Not a hoax.
Also this tiny bit of good news. This time no hoax.
This video looks at a new battery from BEI, it uses a relatively normal
lithium-ion chemistry and a liquid electrolyte - but one thing is very
different... it has no anode during manufacturing! This is the secret to
getting the cells over 500 Wh/kg, and unlike some manufacturers, we have
3rd party tests to prove it.
-a<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ty1lVZ9JOw>
-a-a-a-abliss-a - shocking ain't it?
On 9/24/2026 10:58 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
On 9/24/26 08:32, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 9/23/2026 6:48 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
On 9/23/26 16:09, Nuno Silva wrote:His motivation seems to mostly be to kill "green" energy.-a He goes
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy >>>>>> Secretary saysrCY
-a https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/
news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-
in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its >>>>>> position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc.-a No one else is even >>>>>> close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas >>>>>> in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it >>>>>> back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and >>>>>> there are no gathering pipeline networks close by.-a It is far better >>>>>> to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export >>>>> *and* is using coal power?
-a-a-a-a-aWell you know the President has his preferences which would go >>>> back to his childhood (physically and chronologically) which would be
Coal and steam-powered catapults to launch planes from USN Carriers.
Maybe he would like to go straight back to Steam Powered Battle Ships. >>>> But basically he wants to keep the workers employed in the Coal mines. >>>> He loves pretending that he cares about the workers. Meantime just
because he likes doesn't mean he gets to keep old mines open.
out of his way to kill solar, wind farm and tidal power projects.-a As
far as anyone can tell because he doesn't like the wind turbines near
one of his golf courses because they spoil the view.
Well, that and because the oil industry has been paying him massive
bribes.
-a-a-a-a-aWell he believes or says that he does that many things
ordinary folks like us believe in like human-caused climate
change and the dangers of AI are "Hoaxes".-a He also says that
many other things which he find inimical to the world view
and wallets of his paymasters are hoaxes as well.-a But if you
have a million to spare no matter how you got it you can get
a pardon for the crimes that you have done. Not a hoax.
Also this tiny bit of good news. This time no hoax.
This video looks at a new battery from BEI, it uses a relatively normal
lithium-ion chemistry and a liquid electrolyte - but one thing is very
different... it has no anode during manufacturing! This is the secret to >>> getting the cells over 500 Wh/kg, and unlike some manufacturers, we have >>> 3rd party tests to prove it.
-a-a<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ty1lVZ9JOw>
-a-a-a-a-abliss-a - shocking ain't it?
I take all youtube videos with a huge grain of salt.-a Most of the people with those youtube videos are raising money for their technology.
If they do have an awesome technology, the technology implementers like Tesla and Panasonic will beat a path to their door.-a For instance,
people are desperately looking for good batteries that are easy to manufacture, do not catch on fire at 140 F, hold their charge for long periods of time, and can be recharged a hundred thousand times.-a Most of today's batteries start to get interior problems when they hit 4,000 recharges.
Lynn
The USA has replaced Russia as the main supplier of LNG to Europe
following the successful replacement of the pro-Russian Ukrainian
hierarchy. This has resulted in increased world environmental damage as
does burning coal but the most important consideration is short term
profit for those willing to share profits with politicians or their
parties. On behalf of Israel, US$38 billion spent on bombing energy rich
Iran is considered necessary and the Houthis have the OK to bomb US
energy competitor, Saudi Arabia. These activities probably do more
damage than burning coal.
There is no such thing as clean burning coal. I was a engineer in power >plants for several years in the 1980s, our 12 coal burners were
incredibly dirty plants compared to our 113 natural gas / diesel
burners. But all of the coal plants were mine mouth using lignite at 4
to 6% H2S, 20% volatiles (CH4, N2, O2, etc), and the rest carbon and >sometimes a lot of dirt. Four of our coal burners had SO2 scrubbers,
the other eight did not. Three of the coal burners were built in the
1950s with zero emissions and had brown vapor coming out of the stacks.
But man, they were incredibly cheap fuel at 0.65 $/mmbtu, our natural
gas was 2.30 $/mmbtu, and the diesel backup was $6/mmbtu. The older
units with fuel oil #6 backup instead of diesel backup were $4/mmbtu.
On Thu, 24 Sep 2026, Titus G wrote:
The USA has replaced Russia as the main supplier of LNG to Europe
following the successful replacement of the pro-Russian Ukrainian
hierarchy. This has resulted in increased world environmental damage as
does burning coal but the most important consideration is short term
profit for those willing to share profits with politicians or their
parties. On behalf of Israel, US$38 billion spent on bombing energy rich
Iran is considered necessary and the Houthis have the OK to bomb US
energy competitor, Saudi Arabia. These activities probably do more
damage than burning coal.
That sounds to me like America Winning.
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
There is no such thing as clean burning coal. I was a engineer in power >plants for several years in the 1980s, our 12 coal burners were
incredibly dirty plants compared to our 113 natural gas / diesel
burners. But all of the coal plants were mine mouth using lignite at 4
to 6% H2S, 20% volatiles (CH4, N2, O2, etc), and the rest carbon and >sometimes a lot of dirt. Four of our coal burners had SO2 scrubbers,
the other eight did not. Three of the coal burners were built in the >1950s with zero emissions and had brown vapor coming out of the stacks.
When my father was a kid, Pennsyvania anthracite was cheap enough that
people would use it to heat their homes because it burned so much cleaner than bituminous coal.
By the 1980s all that was long gone.
On 9/23/2026 6:09 PM, Nuno Silva wrote:
On 2026-09-23, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLUS LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy
Secretary saysrCY
-a https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/
news/55407251/us-lng-exports-on-track-to-top-120-million-tonnes-
in-2026-energy-secretary-says
rCLUS LNG exports continue to expand rapidly, further solidifying its
position as the world's largest LNG supplier.rCY
The USA is the world's largest energy supplier in every category:
diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas, etc.-a No one else is even
close.
As far as exporting LNG, we still flare about 40% of the natural gas
in the USA since it is so expensive to recompress it and inject it
back into the ground when the producer can only process crude oil and
there are no gathering pipeline networks close by.-a It is far better
to liquefy the excess natural gas and sell it to Europe and Asia.
Let me see if I'm understanding this, the US has enough LNG to export
*and* is using coal power?
The USA is exporting crude oil, diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, natural gas,
and other distillates to Canada, Mexico, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe,
and other places.
I am not sure about coal.-a We had 650 coal power plants around 2000, we
are down to about 300 coal power plants now.-a The cheap coal to mine in
the USA is gone, most of the remaining coal require 50 feet or more of overburden (dirt and clay) to be removed first which is expensive.
China has 1,195 coal power plants mostly use Australian coal sent via
barge daily.-a So Australia is probably the number one supplier of coal
in the world.
When my father was a kid, Pennsyvania anthracite was cheap enough that
people would use it to heat their homes because it burned so much cleaner than bituminous coal.
By the 1980s all that was long gone.
In article <1196pmu$8fa$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
There is no such thing as clean burning coal. I was a engineer in power >>> plants for several years in the 1980s, our 12 coal burners were
incredibly dirty plants compared to our 113 natural gas / diesel
burners. But all of the coal plants were mine mouth using lignite at 4
to 6% H2S, 20% volatiles (CH4, N2, O2, etc), and the rest carbon and
sometimes a lot of dirt. Four of our coal burners had SO2 scrubbers,
the other eight did not. Three of the coal burners were built in the
1950s with zero emissions and had brown vapor coming out of the stacks.
When my father was a kid, Pennsyvania anthracite was cheap enough that
people would use it to heat their homes because it burned so much cleaner
than bituminous coal.
By the 1980s all that was long gone.
I think there is still quite a bit of anthracite in the US coal fields,
but it isn't being mined, because natural gas has replaced it for home heating. BTW, the house my parents owned for 35 years was built in the
19th century, perhaps before the American Civil War, and had what used
to be a coal furnace in the basement that had been converted to natural
gas (I think in the 1950s, but it could had been earlier). There was a
room adjacent to it that still had a chute, probably because it was
where the coal was stored.
My 1840s house in New England has 3 fireplaces, and wood stove in the >kitchen, but as far as I know, it was always wood heated.
In article <1196pmu$8fa$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
There is no such thing as clean burning coal. I was a engineer in power >> >plants for several years in the 1980s, our 12 coal burners were
incredibly dirty plants compared to our 113 natural gas / diesel
burners. But all of the coal plants were mine mouth using lignite at 4
to 6% H2S, 20% volatiles (CH4, N2, O2, etc), and the rest carbon and
sometimes a lot of dirt. Four of our coal burners had SO2 scrubbers,
the other eight did not. Three of the coal burners were built in the
1950s with zero emissions and had brown vapor coming out of the stacks.
When my father was a kid, Pennsyvania anthracite was cheap enough that
people would use it to heat their homes because it burned so much cleaner
than bituminous coal.
By the 1980s all that was long gone.
I think there is still quite a bit of anthracite in the US coal fields,
but it isn't being mined, because natural gas has replaced it for home >heating. BTW, the house my parents owned for 35 years was built in the
19th century, perhaps before the American Civil War, and had what used
to be a coal furnace in the basement that had been converted to natural
gas (I think in the 1950s, but it could had been earlier). There was a
room adjacent to it that still had a chute, probably because it was
where the coal was stored.
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