The secret French LNG connection

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 10 a.m.

Last year, a French energy trader walked away from a U.S. natural gas deal under pressure from the French government, which was concerned about the U.S. gas industry\u2019s environmental record. This year, that same company secretly completed an LNG deal with a Texas company. POLITICO\u2019s Ben Lefebvre explains why this deal was so hush-hush.