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Released July 07, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While still the world leader in natural gas production, and despite a rush of new agreements, the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector was hobbled by maintenance in June, with plants performing below peak capacity.
Total LNG feed gas ran below early-year highs last month. The amount of feed gas running to the eight functional LNG terminals averaged around 14.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during June, 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.
A daily report on North American supply and international trade in natural gas from IIR Energy, published June 30, showed the Sabine Pass, Louisiana, terminal, operated by Cheniere Energy (Houston, Texas), had returned to full service that week, after maintenance brought the amount of feed gas running to the terminal below the peak design capacity of 4.3 Bcf/d.
Of the higher-volume terminals, the Corpus Christi facility in Texas, also operated by Cheniere, was plagued by maintenance, 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.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Plant Database can click here for the Sabine Pass plant profiles and here for the Corpus Christi profile.
During the first quarter, Cheniere reported revenue of $5.4 billion, a 28% increase over year-ago levels. With early-year natural gas volumes to LNG terminals running above 15 Bcf/d, which is the average export volume expected for 2025 by the federal government, Cheniere said this year was starting off as an "outstanding" one.
Former President Joe Biden worked to pause new developments for LNG while his administration studied the potential emissions up and down the supply chain. Natural gas emits methane, which is a greenhouse gas with a warming potential far greater than that of carbon dioxide.
Second-term President Donald Trump, however, upended that effort through executive action.
Since Trump returned to office in January, he's worked to sanction a bevy of new arrangements for the domestic LNG sector. At the tail end of Biden's term, the Plaquemines facility in Louisiana, controlled by Venture Global LNG (Arlington, Virginia), received its first batch of feed gas, helping to lift total processing volumes in the domestic market. Subscribers can click here for the plant profile.
Among the first LNG projects sanctioned by the Trump administration, Commonwealth LNG, a Kimmeridge company, recently signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to deliver about 132 million cubic feet of gas in the liquid form per day to an Asian client from a facility that will have a nameplate processing capacity of 1.3 Bcf/d.
Commonwealth will be an export facility situated on the west bank of the Calcasieu ship channel to the Gulf of Mexico near Cameron, Louisiana.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Project Database can read detailed reports for projects related to Commonwealth LNG here.
Even more feed gas may be necessary from inland basins. New projects, and expansions to existing ones, could double the total domestic processing capacity for LNG. Cheniere, for example, reached a final investment decision (FID) in June on trains 8 and 9 in Corpus Christi, along with debottlenecking infrastructure, which could add another 2 Bcf/d to the facility's nameplate capacity. For more on that, see June 25, 2025, article - U.S. LNG Export Potential Increasing.
The North American LNG sector is getting busier as well. Engineering firm Fluor on Tuesday heralded the inaugural delivery from the Canada LNG project, led by Shell plc (London, England).
"Located on Canada's west coast, the LNG Canada facility benefits from access to abundant, low-cost natural gas and an ice-free harbor," the company said. Subscribers can click here for the LNG Canada project reports.
Trump, meanwhile, has dusted off an LNG project in Alaska, while Canada readies for another facility, Cedar, on the coast of British Columbia.
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).
Total LNG feed gas ran below early-year highs last month. The amount of feed gas running to the eight functional LNG terminals averaged around 14.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during June, 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.
A daily report on North American supply and international trade in natural gas from IIR Energy, published June 30, showed the Sabine Pass, Louisiana, terminal, operated by Cheniere Energy (Houston, Texas), had returned to full service that week, after maintenance brought the amount of feed gas running to the terminal below the peak design capacity of 4.3 Bcf/d.
Of the higher-volume terminals, the Corpus Christi facility in Texas, also operated by Cheniere, was plagued by maintenance, 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.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Plant Database can click here for the Sabine Pass plant profiles and here for the Corpus Christi profile.
During the first quarter, Cheniere reported revenue of $5.4 billion, a 28% increase over year-ago levels. With early-year natural gas volumes to LNG terminals running above 15 Bcf/d, which is the average export volume expected for 2025 by the federal government, Cheniere said this year was starting off as an "outstanding" one.
Former President Joe Biden worked to pause new developments for LNG while his administration studied the potential emissions up and down the supply chain. Natural gas emits methane, which is a greenhouse gas with a warming potential far greater than that of carbon dioxide.
Second-term President Donald Trump, however, upended that effort through executive action.
Since Trump returned to office in January, he's worked to sanction a bevy of new arrangements for the domestic LNG sector. At the tail end of Biden's term, the Plaquemines facility in Louisiana, controlled by Venture Global LNG (Arlington, Virginia), received its first batch of feed gas, helping to lift total processing volumes in the domestic market. Subscribers can click here for the plant profile.
Among the first LNG projects sanctioned by the Trump administration, Commonwealth LNG, a Kimmeridge company, recently signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to deliver about 132 million cubic feet of gas in the liquid form per day to an Asian client from a facility that will have a nameplate processing capacity of 1.3 Bcf/d.
Commonwealth will be an export facility situated on the west bank of the Calcasieu ship channel to the Gulf of Mexico near Cameron, Louisiana.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Project Database can read detailed reports for projects related to Commonwealth LNG here.
Even more feed gas may be necessary from inland basins. New projects, and expansions to existing ones, could double the total domestic processing capacity for LNG. Cheniere, for example, reached a final investment decision (FID) in June on trains 8 and 9 in Corpus Christi, along with debottlenecking infrastructure, which could add another 2 Bcf/d to the facility's nameplate capacity. For more on that, see June 25, 2025, article - U.S. LNG Export Potential Increasing.
The North American LNG sector is getting busier as well. Engineering firm Fluor on Tuesday heralded the inaugural delivery from the Canada LNG project, led by Shell plc (London, England).
"Located on Canada's west coast, the LNG Canada facility benefits from access to abundant, low-cost natural gas and an ice-free harbor," the company said. Subscribers can click here for the LNG Canada project reports.
Trump, meanwhile, has dusted off an LNG project in Alaska, while Canada readies for another facility, Cedar, on the coast of British Columbia.
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).
