Exports of US LNG jumped to 9.1 million tonnes (mt) in July, marking a sharp increase from June as some plants exited maintenance activities and Venture Global’s Plaquemines facility ramped up production, preliminary data from financial firm LSEG showed.
The US is the world’s largest exporter of LNG and July’s output was its third highest on record. This year the US has seen three of its highest ever monthly LNG production figures, according to LSEG data.
US LNG shipments could have been higher had its third- largest export facility, Freeport LNG, not experienced several unplanned outages, reporting seven power outages at its plants to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during the month of July. Its output fell in July to 1.3 mt from 1.4 mt in June, LSEG data showed.