How Trump 2.0, Tariffs, and the LNG Boom Could Reshape Global Gas With Rapidan’s Alex Munton

How Trump 2.0, Tariffs, and the LNG Boom Could Reshape Global Gas With Rapidan’s Alex Munton

Author: NGI: Natural Gas Intelligence November 10, 2025 Duration: 23:49
NGI’s managing editor of Mexico, Christopher Lenton speaks with Alex Munton, global gas and LNG research lead at Rapidan Energy Group, about how the Trump administration is impacting North American natural gas markets. Munton highlights that while the industry welcomes a more favorable policy environment, rising costs are weighing heavily on upstream activity. This makes for a more complex dynamic for natural gas even as LNG demand surges. Munton also explains that the United States faces the daunting task of boosting production by roughly 20 Bcf/d to meet booming LNG exports and rising power demand. Against that backdrop, key gas plays like the Marcellus and Haynesville shales face infrastructure and cost hurdles. He also casts doubt on Mexico’s and Alaska’s LNG ambitions amid financing and logistical challenges, reinforcing why Gulf Coast terminals dominate. As affordability and energy costs become political flashpoints, Munton warns that high prices could reshape both the energy landscape and U.S. voter sentiment.

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