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US groups express concerns about China plans to impose LNG tariffs

Oil & Gas Journal: Officials from three leading US groups that support increased exports of US LNG separately addressed concerns on Aug. 3 over the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s announcement that tariffs ranging 5-25% will be imposed on US LNG.

“China’s retaliation will hit America’s energy industry particularly hard,” said American Petroleum Institute Vice-Pres. for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower. “American oil and gas already hit by US tariffs on industrial products and specialty steel essential to our industry will now be faced with Chinese tariffs on critical US exports, affecting American jobs that rely directly and indirectly on the energy industry.”

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