US exports the amount of liquid gas record

In August, the United States exported 9.33 million tons (12.9 billion cubic meters) liquid natural gas (lng), which has become a new maximum history. Reuters reported it.

It exceeded the previous note set in April (9.25 million tons), as well as the July 9.1 million ton indicator.

Export growth is associated with the completion of planned maintenance in a number of factories, as well as the development of manufacture at the plaquemines facility, venture global. This plant, the second strongest in the United States (27.2 million tons per year), exports 1.6 million tons in August -17% of the total volume of American exports.

Plaquemines continue to build, but in September all 18 production lines are expected to launch, which may increase volumes.

Europe has remained a major area of ​​American exports – 6.16 million tons, or 66% of the total. This was more than July, when 5.25 million tons were delivered (58%).

Exports in Asia in August dropped 1.47 million tons, compared to 1.8 million tons in July. Delivers to Latin America were reduced to 0.69 million tons (1.0 billion cubic meters) or 7% of the total.

About 0.37 million tons (0.5 billion cubic meters) of American LNG in August has no final recipient and available for exchange contracts.

Remember that the European Union continues to import liquid natural gas from Russia. Thus, in the first half of 2025, the EU imported liquid natural gas from the Russian Federation for about 4.48 billion euros. It was 29% more than the same period last year.