U.S.' Rising Share of Europe's LNG, Golden Pass LNG, PJM Power Demand: Your Daily Energy News

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News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

LNG
U.S. Share of Europe's LNG Imports Reaches 60% in January - The United States supplied 60% of the European Union's (EU) liquefied natural gas (LNG) in January, data showed on Friday, confirming its role as Europe's dominant LNG supplier as some European officials become wary of growing reliance on U.S. energy. The 60% share was an increase from both last month and January 2025, when the U.S. supplied 53% of EU imports, data shared with Reuters by analytics firm Kpler showed. The 5.36 million metric tons of LNG the EU imported from the U.S. in January is the second-highest volume for any month to date, exceeded only by October 2025, Kpler said. (Reuters)

ExxonMobil CEO: First Golden Pass LNG Expected in March - Exxon Mobil Corporation Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said on Friday that the production of LNG at the Golden Pass export terminal in Texas is expected to begin in March, marking a key milestone for the project. A venture with QatarEnergy, the project will become the latest LNG plant to begin production in the U.S. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports. (Reuters)

POWER
PJM Demand Forecast Close to Winter Record - Power demand on the largest U.S. electric grid is expected to peak just shy of the all-time winter record on Friday, as the PJM Interconnection region covering about 20% of Americans endures an unusually harsh and prolonged cold spell. PJM manages the flow of electricity across 13 Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, and prices in the market affect the power bills for roughly 67 million people. The grid operator forecasted demand at a high of 141 gigawatts on Friday, with continued Arctic weather likely keeping electricity use high through February 2. PJM's record for the season is 143.7 GW, set in January 2025. As of Friday afternoon, PJM had so far navigated a snowstorm and 10 days of frigid weather without ordering any rolling blackouts. (Reuters)

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