The future of the United States natural gas sector hangs in the balance as a cluster of competing variables cloud the crystal ball. The upcoming regime change in the United States is certain to significantly reshape domestic production, consumption, and export trends but myriad global factors make exact projections tricky. U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas have slowed a bit this year after the Biden administration pumped the brakes on the sector’s previously breakneck growth. In 2023, the United States became the world’s biggest…