For Better or Worse, U.S. LNG Deals Keep Coming

June 16, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While the World Bank frets over the price premium coming from U.S. LNG exports, more work is slated for expansion projects as Japan signs on to long-term supplies. The World Bank in a biannual report on energy markets said it expects a notable increase in the price of natural gas this year, due largely to price increases in the U.S. market. A mild-weather approach to summer and adequate storage is keeping markets in check globally, though exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States offset that as they draw on domestic supplies and put a premium behind the U.S. benchmark, Henry Hub.