UPI: LNG answer to European energy woes, Hoeven says
The United States can help allay European energy security fears by making more liquefied natural gas available, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said from Oslo.
Hoeven met with Norwegian leaders to address energy security fears in the region. He said that, while Norway has a key role to play as one of the top oil and gas suppliers in the region, it can't solve the problem alone.
"The only real, long-term solution is to make additional liquefied natural gas supplies available, and this means the United States has a strong role to play as a world leader," he said Tuesday.
U.S. lawmakers have said the abundance of natural gas from shale reserves could help meet the demands of a European energy market dependent on Russia. Ongoing crises over Ukraine have put European natural gas supplies at risk because the bulk of their Russian gas supplies run through the Soviet-era transit system in Ukraine.