Chinese tariff may hurt US LNG industry

With US liquefied natural gas exports possibly becoming one of the latest pawns in the trade dispute between China and the United States, planned export-terminal expansions in the US may be most at risk, industry observers said.

A tariff also could mean China will source LNG from other global suppliers, and that would affect the US LNG industry, they said.

China announced tariffs on Friday on $60 billion of US goods - including 25 percent on liquefied natural gas - in response to a US threat to expand tariffs on Chinese exports.