By the Numbers
A monthly compendium of key USLNG statistics.
Europe
40.6%
91.14 mtpa
Asia-Pacific
33.5%
75.20 mtpa
No. America
18.5%
41.55 mtpa
Middle East
7.4%
16.70 mtpa
Contracted Volume
224.6
mtpa
Active Contracts
130
agreements
Buyers
72
companies
Countries
26
represented
Top 5 Purchasers by Volume
TotalEnergies (15.10 mtpa) · Shell (12.70 mtpa) · Qatar Energy (12.60 mtpa) · ConocoPhillips (10.00 mtpa) · Woodside Energy (9.10 mtpa)
Top 5 Export Projects by Contracted Volume
Cheniere Energy (57.77 mtpa, 25.7%) · Venture Global (46.20 mtpa, 20.6%) · Sempra Infrastructure (30.03 mtpa, 13.4%) · NextDecade (25.25 mtpa, 11.2%) · Qatar Energy & ExxonMobil (18.00 mtpa, 8.0%)
Under Construction
6
FID taken
Permitted, Pre-FID
8
projects
Reg. Review
7
onshore & offshore
In-Service & Commissioning
161.9
mtpa (peak) · 10 projects
Under Construction
133.3
mtpa (peak) · 6 projects
Permitted, Pre-FID
76.3
mtpa (peak) · 8 projects
Reg. Review
102.4
mtpa (peak) · 7 projects
★ FID Taken 15 May 2026
Commonwealth LNG, La. (Caturus/Kimmeridge) — 9.5 mtpa · 1.60 bcf/d · First cargo est. 2030 · DOE non-FTA license: 29 Aug 2025
Under Construction (FID Taken)
Rio Grande LNG, Texas (Q2 2027) · Port Arthur LNG, Texas (Q3 2027) · CP2 LNG, La. (Q4 2027) · Corpus Christi Midscale 8–9, Texas (2028) · Louisiana LNG (2029) · Commonwealth LNG, La. (2030)
Permitted, Pre-FID
Lake Charles LNG, La. · Delfin LNG, La. (offshore) · Gulf LNG, Miss. · Texas LNG, Texas · Eagle LNG, Fla. · Alaska LNG · Freeport Train 4, Texas · Cameron Train 4, La.
Under Reg. Review
Magnolia LNG, La. (DOE) · Sabine Pass Trains 7–8, La. (FERC & DOE) · Argent LNG, La. (FERC prefiling + DOE) · Plaquemines Phases III–V, La. (FERC & DOE) · Gulfstream LNG, La. (FERC prefiling + DOE) · Rio Grande Train 6, Texas (FERC prefiling) · ST LNG, Texas (MARAD + DOE)
