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The U.S. Gas Startup at the Center of an Epic Feud With Global Energy Giants - The Wall Street Journal

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U.S. Gas Startup Is at Center of Epic Feud With BP, Shell - WSJ

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La.— Michael Sabel and his partner, both industry novices, have made a fortune virtually overnight by building from scratch one of the world’s largest gas exporters. They have also made some powerful enemies.

Here at this sprawling facility spanning about 630 acres in the wetlands outside New Orleans, Sabel said his company, Venture Global LNG, is on pace to leapfrog competitors and to rival Qatar as one of the world’s top exporters of liquefied natural gas by 2030.

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