Citing domestic need for gas, Buffett questions wisdom of LNG exports

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Warren Buffett on last week expressed skepticism about the export of natural gas from the US, citing the need to preserve the resource for coming generations. “I don’t think if you have a national treasure,” Buffett said, “you should go around looking for ways to export it if you know it’s finite and you know 100 years from now or 200 years from now your great-great-great-grandchildren are going to be looking back at the policies you followed and wondering ‘Why did they decide to get rid of a very precious natural resource?’ “ Speaking to the Edison Electric Institute convention in Las Vegas, the high-profile investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway noted that the US has recently experienced a “reawakening” in natural gas and oil, given the discoveries of untapped reserves, but said the resource should still be treated as finite.