US congressman eyes 30-year energy plan

Plan: congressman hopes to get long-term energy policy in place after election

A House Republican lawmaker who helped shape the Congressional energy battle over the Keystone XL pipeline said that after the election he will promote a 30-year strategy to extend the boom in US natural gas production.

Lee Terry, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, said he is looking at whether legislation is needed to spur development of natural gas, Reuters reported.

"I think when we look at a comprehensive energy policy next year, natural gas may be the epicenter of that conversation," Terry told the news wire.

Terry championed efforts in the Republican-led House of Representatives to override President Barack Obama's decision to delay TransCanada's Keystone pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada to Texas.

After the 6 November presidential election, Terry said he plans to…

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