Three companies developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Texas and Louisiana said they will move full speed ahead with their plans after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted the previous administration's freeze on export permits.

U.S. natural gas futures finished lower Tuesday as traders looked past the current cold temperatures across much of the U.S. to forecasts for a warmup in early February. "Longer term temperature forecasts are warming substantially,

President Donald Trump issued an order on Monday for the U.S. to resume processing export permit applications for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, part of an effort to raise U.S. energy output and dismantle his predecessor's climate policies.