French methane gas objections thwart $7bn US LNG contract
The French government last month forced national power generation firm Engie SA to delay signing a potential $7bn deal with US company NextDecade over environmental concerns about US shale gas. Other LNG importing countries may follow France’s lead
The delay underlines concerns among some US natural gas exporters that regulatory rollbacks by the Trump administration are making it harder to sell their product overseas as a cleaner alternative to oil or coal