[SaraJohnson]

...plans by energy giant Dominion to build the first natural gas liquefaction and export facility on the East Coast, a site that would handle booming supplies from the Marcellus Shale and other vast deposits for shipment to Asia and elsewhere...

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That’s okay. I could give a hoot if Asia gets shipments of US Marcellus Shale. I would like the US to use US resources so we don’t have to deal with the Arabs anymore. Energy independence and US jobs is the excuse.

[Moonman62]

That’s okay. I could give a hoot if Asia gets shipments of US Marcellus Shale. I would like the US to use US resources so we don’t have to deal with the Arabs anymore.

I agree with the sentiment, but I'm pretty sure that almost all of our petroleum imports come from Canada and Mexico. To deal the Arabs and other malcontents a blow we would need to use the strategic oil reserve as a weapon against OPEC. Even though we get very little oil from them they control the global price with their cartel.