LMOGA Response to Proposed Diesel Export Ban

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association President Tommy Faucheux today released a statement in response to Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry's request to the White House and Congress to issue a 90-day-ban on U.S. diesel exports.

“Pipelines for domestic diesel transportation are already at max capacity. Without available capacity to redirect supply, halting the export of American diesel would force refineries to reduce production which would also decrease the production of gasoline,” said Tommy Faucheux. “This is a misguided proposal that would cause more harm and increase, not decrease, costs for American families and businesses.”

Faucheux’s statement echoes comments by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright during a September 17^th interview with the Daily Caller where he confirmed that a diesel export ban would force a reduction in refining, due to a lack of domestic pipeline capacity and storage, and result in an increase in fuel prices.

About LMOGA. The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA), founded in 1923, is a trade association exclusively representing all sectors of the oil and gas industry operating in Louisiana and the Gulf of America. LMOGA represents exploration and production, refining, transportation, marketing, and mid-stream companies as well as other firms in the fields of law, engineering, environment, financing, and government relations.