Congressman Lee Terry

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A House Republican lawmaker who helped shape the Congressional energy battle over the Keystone XL pipeline said that after the election he will promote a 30-year strategy to extend the boom in U.S. natural gas production.

Lee Terry, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, said he is looking at whether legislation is needed to spur development of natural gas.

"I think when we look at a comprehensive energy policy next year, natural gas may be the epicenter of that conversation," Terry said in an interview.

Terry championed efforts in the Republican-led House of Representatives to override President Barack Obama's decision to delay TransCanada Corp's Keystone pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada to Texas.

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