ExxonMobil and Qatar Petrol­eum International have been given approval to export US-sourced LNG from their Golden Pass import terminal (pictured) to US free trade partners.

The consortium acknowledged, however, that they have a lot more work to do before they reach the stage of a final investment decision

“We have got a ways to go. A lot more studies to do,” Richard Guerrant, vice president LNG ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing, told a Gastech audience in London this week.