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John W. Peterson: “We only can import gas from Mexico and Canada. We can import it from ships, but we only have two ports that can take…”

On the recordApril 1, 2003
We only can import gas from Mexico and Canada. We can import it from ships, but we only have two ports that can take liquefied natural gas, so we are really limited. We are dependent on what we can drill.
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John W. Peterson
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the limitations of U.S. natural gas imports.

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