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Could Tariff Wars Threaten Natural Gas Demand Growth? Kinder Morgan Executives Not Buying It

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated

Leadership of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) downplayed the impacts of a potential recession on natural gas demand growth, citing an array of supply- and demand-side drivers.

Map showing Kinder Morgan Inc.'s Lower 48 pipeline network.

In a call with analysts to discuss first quarter earnings for the midstream giant, Executive Chairman Rich Kinder theorized that President Trump’s trade war could even benefit U.S. LNG exporters.

He explained that “the announcement of expanded tariffs by the Trump administration inspired others to question whether this would result in less demand for U.S. LNG, thereby reducing the amount of feed gas required in this country.”

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