A decade ago, the first LNG cargo produced in the Lower 48 was exported from Sabine Pass. Now, the U.S. is home to eight terminals, with seven more under construction, and feedgas demand for LNG has surpassed 20 Bcf/d for the first time. To celebrate this monumental milestone, reached in the past few days, today’s RBN blog looks at how we got here, the recent stall in feedgas volumes, and where U.S. export demand is headed in the years to come.
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As U.S. shale gas production climbed in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it became clear that, far from running out of natural gas, the U.S. was heading toward a massive surplus. The abundance of low-cost natural gas spurred significant demand-side investment, driving a buildout of both natural gas-fired power generation and LNG export facilities. On July 31, 2012, Cheniere Energy reached a positive final investment decision (FID) on the first two trains at Sabine Pass LNG (dark-green diamond in Figure 1 below) in Cameron Parish, LA, paving the way for construction of the first LNG export terminal in the Lower 48.
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About the song
“Time Has Come Today” was written by Joe and Willie Chambers and appears as the fifth song on side two of the Chambers Brothers’ debut album, The Time Has Come. Joe Chambers wrote the lyrics for the song after attending a lecture at UCLA by counterculture philosopher Timothy Leary. The song is a call to action in the fight for social justice during the tumultuous times of the late 1960s. It was originally recorded by the band in 1966, clocking in at a short 2:27 in length. The band re-recorded it in August 1967, with the full-length album version lasting just over 11 minutes. This version features a high hat with tambourine attached and a cowbell as the main percussive instruments in the song. It presents a lysergic whirlwind of sounds that includes heavy use of tape delay and reverb. The midsection of the tune has fuzzed-out guitar that sounds like angry hornets, amid howling and screams, all drenched in tape delay that would have put Sam Phillips on a different astral plane with his experiments with slap-back tape echo at his studio at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis in 1955. Did someone say, “More cowbell?” — well alrighty then ... my soul has been psychedelicized!
Released as a single (at 4:45 running time) in December 1967, it went to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. The full 11:06 LP version was a staple of progressive FM radio stations in the late 1960s, only rivaled by “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida” for deejays in need of a bathroom break during airtime. The song has appeared in multiple motion pictures and television shows and has been covered by many artists over the years. Personnel on the record were: Lester Chambers (vocals, percussion, “The Cowbell”), Joe and Willie Chambers (guitars), George Chambers (bass, vocals), and Brian Keenan (drums, percussion).
The Time Has Come LP was recorded in Los Angeles between August 1966 and August 1967, with David Rubinson producing. The album was released in November 1967 and went to #4 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Two singles were released from the LP.
The Chambers Brothers are an American psychedelic soul band originally from Carthage, MS — they relocated to Los Angeles in the mid-1950s. They started their career playing folk and gospel music but switched to electric guitars and an edgier rock and soul sound in the Vietnam era. The group in its prime consisted of brothers George, Joe, Lester and Willie Chambers, along with Brian Keenan. They have released seven studio albums, seven live albums, 10 compilation albums and 10 singles. The band still plays occasional shows in the Los Angeles area. Drummer Brian Keenan died in Winsted, CT, in October 1985 at 42. Bassist George Chambers died in Los Angeles in October 2019 at 88. Guitarist Joseph Chambers died in Los Angeles in August 2024 at 81. Vocalist Lester Chambers still occasionally performs live shows on the West Coast, and will be appearing next at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley in November and December. Guitarist Willie Chambers still plays live occasionally, performing with his son, Dylan Chambers, in the band Full Moonalice and was part of the Flower Power Cruise in April 2026.
"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
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Great, great song. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Bruce covered it live?