LNG bunkering in US unshackled as gov’t reverses restrictions

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is (re)gaining regulatory support in the United States, with the country’s Department of Energy (DOE) having removed the barriers standing in the way of using LNG as a marine fuel to power ships.

As informed, the Department of Energy’s oversight was withdrawn under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for ship-to-ship transfers of liquefied natural gas as a bunkering fuel at the end of February 2025.

With the DOE’s jurisdiction gone, the path has now been cleared