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Released July 14, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--With feed gas into the Plaquemines, Louisiana, facility running above nameplate capacity, total delivery volumes are supportive of a potential increase in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, data show.
The United States is the world leader in exports of LNG, surpassing the likes of Australia and Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total exports last year averaged 12 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of gas in the liquid form. Exports this year are expected to increase by 25% year-on-year to 15 Bcf/d, according to federal data.
In December, the Plaquemines facility, operated by Venture Global LNG (Arlington, Virginia), shipped out its first batch of LNG. Plaquemines has a nameplate capacity of 1.89 Bcf/d. Last week, data from IIR Energy showed the facility received as much as 2.7 Bcf/d, running well-above its peak.
Plaquemines took in its first batch of 100 million cubic feet of natural gas for liquefaction in December. And in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it exported 29 cargoes of LNG during the three-month period ending March 31.
Maintenance in June, however, curbed total U.S. activity. The amount of feed gas running to the eight functional LNG terminals averaged around 14.1 Bcf/d last month, a decline from 15.4 Bcf/d in May. Year-ago feed gas levels were closer to 12.4 Bcf/d on average for June.
Of the higher-volume terminals, the Corpus Christi facility in Texas, operated by Cheniere Energy (Houston, Texas), was plagued by maintenance last month, running at around 60% of its total design capacity of 2.4 Bcf/d. Feed gas in late June dropped to as low as 1.4 Bcf/d because of work on regional pipeline arteries. As of Friday, IIR Energy data showed Corpus Christi running at design capacity, however.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Plant Database can click here for a detailed profile of Plaquemines and click here for the Corpus Christi profile.
Feed gas is a determining factor in the export potential from each terminal.
Click on the image at right for an IIR Energy chart showing exports (in million cubic feet of gas per day) from the eight functional U.S. LNG terminals, beginning July 7 through July 11.
The LNG sector may be facing headwinds. The International Energy Agency warned that, with new projects coming onstream, there could be a supply overhang that could exist well into the 2030s. Data from IIR Energy show upgrades to existing terminals and the addition of new ones could push total U.S. LNG export capacity above 30 Bcf/d, suggesting more feed gas may be necessary to support U.S. dominance.
IIR Energy put total U.S. inland gas production at around 106 Bcf/d last week. Maintenance on Line 25 of the Eastern Gas Pipeline is reducing some regional flows. Nearly 4,000 miles of pipe are included in a system stretching across much of the Appalachia shale basin.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the U.S. Department of Energy, expects total LNG exports to increase to 16 Bcf/d by next year. Total inland natural gas production is expected to average 113.3 Bcf/d this year, a level that holds through 2026.
Henry Hub, the U.S. benchmark for the price of natural gas, is expected to average $3.40 per million British thermal units during the third quarter, on par with Friday prices. EIA said LNG deliveries could influence the price, however.
"LNG demand and natural gas production will be two key drivers of price in the coming months," EIA stated in its Short-Term Energy Outlook report for July. "If LNG demand is more or production is less than our forecast, inventories may end the injection season below our forecast and natural gas prices may be higher than forecast."
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The United States is the world leader in exports of LNG, surpassing the likes of Australia and Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total exports last year averaged 12 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of gas in the liquid form. Exports this year are expected to increase by 25% year-on-year to 15 Bcf/d, according to federal data.
In December, the Plaquemines facility, operated by Venture Global LNG (Arlington, Virginia), shipped out its first batch of LNG. Plaquemines has a nameplate capacity of 1.89 Bcf/d. Last week, data from IIR Energy showed the facility received as much as 2.7 Bcf/d, running well-above its peak.
Plaquemines took in its first batch of 100 million cubic feet of natural gas for liquefaction in December. And in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it exported 29 cargoes of LNG during the three-month period ending March 31.
Maintenance in June, however, curbed total U.S. activity. The amount of feed gas running to the eight functional LNG terminals averaged around 14.1 Bcf/d last month, a decline from 15.4 Bcf/d in May. Year-ago feed gas levels were closer to 12.4 Bcf/d on average for June.
Of the higher-volume terminals, the Corpus Christi facility in Texas, operated by Cheniere Energy (Houston, Texas), was plagued by maintenance last month, running at around 60% of its total design capacity of 2.4 Bcf/d. Feed gas in late June dropped to as low as 1.4 Bcf/d because of work on regional pipeline arteries. As of Friday, IIR Energy data showed Corpus Christi running at design capacity, however.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Plant Database can click here for a detailed profile of Plaquemines and click here for the Corpus Christi profile.
Feed gas is a determining factor in the export potential from each terminal.
The LNG sector may be facing headwinds. The International Energy Agency warned that, with new projects coming onstream, there could be a supply overhang that could exist well into the 2030s. Data from IIR Energy show upgrades to existing terminals and the addition of new ones could push total U.S. LNG export capacity above 30 Bcf/d, suggesting more feed gas may be necessary to support U.S. dominance.
IIR Energy put total U.S. inland gas production at around 106 Bcf/d last week. Maintenance on Line 25 of the Eastern Gas Pipeline is reducing some regional flows. Nearly 4,000 miles of pipe are included in a system stretching across much of the Appalachia shale basin.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the U.S. Department of Energy, expects total LNG exports to increase to 16 Bcf/d by next year. Total inland natural gas production is expected to average 113.3 Bcf/d this year, a level that holds through 2026.
Henry Hub, the U.S. benchmark for the price of natural gas, is expected to average $3.40 per million British thermal units during the third quarter, on par with Friday prices. EIA said LNG deliveries could influence the price, however.
"LNG demand and natural gas production will be two key drivers of price in the coming months," EIA stated in its Short-Term Energy Outlook report for July. "If LNG demand is more or production is less than our forecast, inventories may end the injection season below our forecast and natural gas prices may be higher than forecast."
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
