By the Numbers

A monthly compendium of key USLNG statistics.

USLNG Contract Book | May 2026

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%)

USLNG Export Projects | 15 May 2026

In-Service & Commissioning

10

incl. Golden Pass T1

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)

USLNG Export Facilities | 15 May 2026

USLNG Export Facilities Map