Ask a Fool: Where Is It Legal to Export Natural Gas?

By Joel South – Apr 19, 2013 at 4:00PM

NYSE: LNG

Cheniere Energy

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$36B

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(1.30%) $2.04

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$159.46

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Why are U.S. natural gas exports so restricted?

In the following video, Motley Fool energy analyst Joel South takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "Why is it legal for the U.S. to export natural gas to some countries but not others?"

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