With phase one of the Cameron, LA, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project now complete, top executives at San Diego-based Sempra Energy on Tuesday talked bullishly about natural gas, as well as the future prospects for hydrogen.

CEO Jeff Martin said during a quarterly conference call the Cameron export facility was “substantially completed,” with commercial cash flow from all three LNG production trains expected to start within days. “Today we’re more strategically focused, more profitable, and more optimistic about our future growth prospects,” he said.

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In response to concerns and questions on the resiliency of the global LNG market going forward, Martin said it was best to look at the macro level and...