Overview
Steptoe partner and former FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer was quoted in a Law360 article titled “Trump Tariffs Will Squeeze US Energy Projects Work.” The article, published March 9, discusses how the steel and aluminum tariffs being imposed by President Trump will affect energy projects. Lawyers tell Law360 that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects could be hit hard.
"The liquefaction process is very expensive and difficult: You're taking the processed gas and super-cooling it to put it into liquid form, which involves lot of chemical processes," says Spitzer. "The steel fabrication is unique."
The full article can be read at Law360 (subscription required).