The US Congress needs to cut approval times for energy projects to better compete with Russian gas exports and win the artificial intelligence race against China, EQT CEO Toby Rice said.

The chief executive of gas major EQT has called on legislators to reduce the length of the approval process for new natural gas infrastructure in order to boost the competitiveness of U.S. energy.

President Donald Trump has made “unleashing American energy dominance” a priority for his second stint in the White House. In ...