US Aims to Double Gas Exports to UK Under Plans to Drive Down Energy Prices

The LNG (liquefied natural gas) tanker Flex Volunteer, sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands, cruises near the Saint-Nazaire bridge over the Loire estuary, as it leaves the dock of the LNG Terminal of Montoir-de-Bretagne, near Saint-Nazaire, western France, on April 12, 2022. Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images

The United States aims to double its gas exports to the UK under plans to boost energy security and drive down energy prices.

U.S. President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Dec. 7 that they have set up the “UK–U.S. Energy Security and Affordability Partnership,” a new high-level bilateral group to focus on energy security, efficiency, and affordability.