US EditionUS becomes first country to export 10 million tonnes of LNG in single month
Venture Global and Cheniere accounted for 72% of U.S. LNG exports as Europe led demand, marking the first 10 million metric tonnes shipped in one month.
- The United States hit a historic LNG export high last month, shipping 10 million metric tonnes, according to LSEG data, amid four record months in 2025.
- Venture Global's Plaquemines start-up and Cheniere's ramp-up drove export volumes higher, with Plaquemines selling 2.2 mmt, surpassing its prior high of 1.6 mmt, data showed.
- Europe accounted for nearly 69% of shipments last month, taking 6.9 mmt, while Asia received 1.6 mmt, as prices remained close, LSEG data showed.
- Market shares concentrated as a few plants accounted for most exports, with Venture Global and Cheniere supplying 72%, Sabine Pass exporting 2.6 mmt, and Corpus Christi Stage 3 adding future capacity.
- Price convergence and varied small-buyer purchases signalled shifting short-term demand patterns, with JKM at $11.11 and TTF at $10.88; Egypt bought five cargoes totaling 0.43 mmt, Senegal received two cargoes totaling 0.1 mmt, and Latin America demand fell to 0.57 mmt.
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LNG exports soar as new plants start up in Louisiana, Texas - American Press
By Alton Wallace | The Center Square U.S. LNG exports reached a fourth consecutive monthly high in October at 10.1 million tons as new gas liquefaction plants on the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast commenced operations, LSEG data shows. Activity ramped up at Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant in Louisiana and Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi Stage 3 project in Texas, with production at each of the LNG export facilities up about 600,000 tons from …
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LNG exports soar as new plants start up in Louisiana, Texas
(The Center Square) — U.S. LNG exports reached a fourth consecutive monthly high in October at 10.1 million tons as new gas liquefaction plants on the Louisiana and Texas Gulf
According to preliminary data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the United States has become the first country to surpass 10 million tons of liquefied natural gas exports in a single month.
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