"Current regulations date back to the Carter administration, and a planned overhaul could help fast-track gas export projects."

"The Trump administration said Tuesday it is renewing efforts to replace 45-year-old safety rules for the coastal terminals that chill natural gas into a cryogenic liquid and load it onto ships for export.

The rewrite will be focused on deregulation and examine “cost savings for the industry,” according to a draft notice and a news release from the Department of Transportation.

“Under this administration, America is building again,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, he said, “is laying the groundwork to revamp decades-old regulations and slash red tape to increase LNG exports, generate good-paying jobs, and allow the U.S. to safely send more of its natural resources around the world.”"

Mike Soraghan and Carlos Anchondo report for E&E News April 30, 2025. [2]