Publication Detail

Liquefied Natural Profits: The United States and the Remaking of the Global Energy Economy

UCD-ITS-RP-13-38

Journal Article

Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS)

Suggested Citation:
Jaffe, Amy Myers and Edward L. Morse (2013) Liquefied Natural Profits: The United States and the Remaking of the Global Energy Economy. Foreign Affairs Web

As the production of unconventional oil and gas in the United States rises -- and as the United States increasingly exports that energy -- the world’s economic map will be forever changed. The power of today’s petro states, such as Iran and Russia, will continue to wane. More and more, the United States will be the stable, competitive source of choice for gasoline, diesel, natural gas liquids, and, soon, liquefied natural gas (LNG).