Oh ye of little faith..  Asians are dying prematurely because of the fouled air enveloping major cities.  The market for gas versus oil and coal is growing faster than many can keep up.  These long term energy deals are not made overnight, more so when tens of billions are on the table.  If a deal is in the works nobody is going to show their cards unless they have to, until the final agreement.  We have huge gas supplies but no customers yet. they have huge issues with obtaining energy for their growing cities, but no gas,..yet.  
For all the right reasons, a deal to sell our gas into the Asian/Pacific market is in the cards, and we have a Governor and President who are both seeking to successfully broker a gasline deal with an "anchor" customer who will buy our gas into the local markets.  A sticking point was the ability of the buyer to resell the gas to third parties.  It used to be they couldn`t resell the gas if purchased. Those restrictions are being adjusted from what I hear.