The US does not "fancy" itself as an LNG exporter - it is one.

Shipments from the Gulf coast have gone through the Panama canal to Asia, and other shipments have also gone to Europe. 

Currently over 2 billion standard cubic feet per day of export capability, with construction underway for 10 times that.

Canada continues to gaze at our navel, hoping we'll become a tech superpower and not have to dig things up to sell any more, that's far too dirty.  The money I mean.