Sen. Cassidy applauds plan to build LNG shipping terminal in Germany
German officials are planning to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping terminal in northern Germany, which would enable the country to buy more natural gas from the United States.
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued a statement in support of the plan.
“President Trump’s advocacy appears to be working, and that’s great news for Louisiana workers,” Cassidy said. “If Germany buys more American natural gas, it will be less reliant on Vladimir Putin, and that’s a good thing too. I’m glad to see this progress, and I hope Chancellor Merkel will see this project through.”
Cassidy was among a bipartisan group of senators who voiced their opposition to the Nord Stream II pipeline that would carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. The senators wrote a letter to the Trump administration to use all tools at its disposal to prevent the construction of the pipeline.
“For too long, European nations have been held hostage to Russian political pressure on a whole host of issues due to their dependence on Gazprom to deliver gas needed to keep their people warm throughout the winter. The best way to guarantee Europe’s long-term economic health and independence is to enable and support investment in a variety of energy sources, suppliers, and routes to meet Europe’s needs,” the senators wrote back in March.
