EU Conflicting Gas Signals Jeopardize Supply Security

When Donald Trump returned to the White House, he did so on the promise, among others, of unleashing U.S. energy dominance. This was good news for Europe. It needed gas, and the U.S. had it. But Europe also has transition ambitions. These might now interfere with its energy security needs—or prove that security trumps any ambitions. Last year, the European Union adopted a so-called Methane Regulation. The piece of legislation aimed at forcing producers of liquefied natural gas to reduce their methane emissions as much as possible in order…