In recent years, Tanzania has
discovered natural gas reserves off its southern coast worth roughly 15 times its annual GDP, at least before the recent oil - price slump.
The 237 - page bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R - AK)-- S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 — includes provisions that would expedite the liquefied
natural gas (LNG) export permitting process, heap subsidies on coal technology, and fund research geared toward
discovering a way to tap into methane hydrate
reserves.