It would also throw a wrench in U.S. LNG producers'-Tellurian's included-plans to boost their production capacity. Here's what one analyst said earlier this month in a note, as quoted by CNBC. Chinese tariffs "would deal a serious blow to the U.S. gas industry and President (Donald) Trump's 'energy dominance' agenda," Hugo Brennan from Verisk Maplecroft said. He went on to elaborate: "Chinese gas demand forecasts are underpinning a raft of proposed LNG export terminals along America's East Coast, which align with the Trump administration's bid to turn the U.S. into an energy superpower. But some of these projects will struggle to attract financing if (China) goes ahead and raises tariff barriers on U.S. LNG." Tellurian is one of the companies planning more liquefaction capacity. Earlier this month Reuters reported that the company would soon announce the list of its financing partners for the US$27.5-billion Driftwood project, which will have a capacity to produce 27.6 million tons of LNG annually.