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Figure 8 United States gas wellhead price.
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Figure 9 LNG Exports by country, 2012.
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nations. There are currently 21 pending applications, covering 19 facilities
where US businesses are seeking to build and operate terminals to process
LNG for export.
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The most recent decision was made in September 2013,
when Dominion Resources Inc. received approval for the Cove Point Term-
inal on the Maryland shore of Chesapeake Bay. To date, the DOE has au-
thorised 6.37 bcf of LNG from the plant to be sold overseas. Delays in the
approval process stem from the debate within the US administration on how
