President Donald Trump has extended U.S. LNG exports until 2050 after a fiery speech in Midland in which he claimed Democratic candidate Joe Biden would mean the end of the Texas oil and gas industry. Typically LNG export licenses to countries with which the United States does not have free-trade agreements are issued for no more than 20 years. But Trump says he wants to "ensure we maintain (the United States') dominant position long into the future." "For the first time in nearly 70 years, we have become a net energy exporter. And the United States is now the No. 1 producer of oil and natural gas on the face of the ... (full story)