US LNG is becoming a zero-sum game

More American gas in Europe means more price pain for American consumers — and vice-versa

The US is on track to become the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporter, but the spoils of LNG market dominance are increasingly coming at the expense of US consumers via higher domestic prices. Integrating the American gas industry into fraught global energy markets is creating a price linkage that threatens to erode the competitiveness of natu…