Developers of all but one of the US export ventures are anxiously waiting for the Department of Energy to decide just how much gas it will permit to leave the country as LNG.

At issue ahead of the delayed ruling is the impact that export projects will have on the domestic gas market.

The DoE has commissioned two studies on the matter, one by its own Energy Information Administration and another by a third party.

The department is reserving judgment on more than 11.1