A group of 21 US federal lawmakers has written to EnergySecretary Steven Chu to push for quicker action on LNG exports from thecountry.

 “We urge you to bringa renewed sense of urgency to the approval process,” wrote the lawmakers, led byRepublican Representative Bill Johnson and Democrat Tim Ryan, both of the shalegas-rich state of Ohio.

They argued that exports present a solution to the supply-demandimbalance that has led to low gas prices in the country.

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