Biden May Have Quietly Thrown a Wrench in Trump's Plan to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill'

Department of Energy released long-awaited study on liquefied natural gas, or LNG , exports in December .

The study found that more LNG export terminals were not necessary to meet global demand for the fuel.

Environmental advocates believe the findings will aid their efforts to fight LNG exports in court.

The new administration seems set to approve any LNG project that comes its way.

S&P Global, an American company that deals in financial information and analyses, released a study on the same day as the DOE study.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce , a longtime proponent of climate skepticism and frequent supporter of the fossil fuel industry, put its weight behind the study.

Industry advocates say the Biden administration's findings are "politically driven".

Environmental groups and public interest law firms will be able to quote from the Department of Energy's own report.

The Sagauro Mexico Pacific LNG export terminal would be built in Mexico , but falls under U.S. jurisdiction because it would be exporting U.N. gas.

"Under the Natural Gas Act you have to demonstrate an economic benefit to the United States . to show that it's in the public interest".