{"id":67146,"date":"2025-10-16T10:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energi.media\/?p=67146"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:09:17","slug":"north-americas-lng-export-capacity-could-more-than-double-by-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energi.media\/news\/north-americas-lng-export-capacity-could-more-than-double-by-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"North America\u2019s LNG export capacity could more than double by 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration<\/a> on Oct. 16, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Jordan Young<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters in the United States have announced plans to more than double U.S. liquefaction capacity, adding an estimated 13.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf\/d) between 2025 and 2029, according to our\u00a0Liquefaction Capacity File<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and trade press reports. The United States is already the\u00a0largest exporter in the world<\/a>\u00a0with 15.4 Bcf\/d of capacity.<\/p>\n

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Data source:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration,\u00a0Liquefaction Capacity File<\/em><\/a>, and trade press
\nNote:\u00a0<\/strong>Export capacity shown is project’s baseload capacity. Online dates of LNG export projects under construction are estimates based on trade press and do not reflect expectations for projects ramping to full production following initial shipment. LNG=liquefied natural gas; FLNG=floating liquefied natural gas<\/div>\n
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More broadly, LNG export capacity in North America is on track to increase from 11.4 Bcf\/d at the beginning of 2024 to 28.7 Bcf\/d in 2029, if projects currently under construction begin operations as planned. Exporters in Canada and Mexico have announced plans to add 2.5 Bcf\/d and 0.6 Bcf\/d of capacity over the same period, respectively. North American export capacity additions will total\u00a0over 50% of expected global additions<\/a>\u00a0through 2029, according to the International Energy Agency.<\/p>\n

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Data source:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration,\u00a0Liquefaction Capacity File<\/em><\/a>, and trade press
\nNote:\u00a0<\/strong>Bcf\/d=billion cubic feet per day; LNG=liquefied natural gas; FLNG=floating liquefied natural gas<\/div>\n
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United States:\u00a0<\/strong>The planned liquefaction capacity additions will be concentrated around the U.S. Gulf Coast, already the largest hub for LNG exports in the Atlantic Basin. To supply these terminals, new\u00a0pipeline projects<\/a>\u00a0will be built to transport natural gas from\u00a0production areas<\/a>. However, pipeline construction delays remain a supply risk for new terminals.\u00a0Plaquemines LNG<\/a>\u00a0Phase 1 shipped its first cargo in December 2024. Plaquemines LNG Phase 2 and\u00a0Corpus Christi Stage III<\/a>\u00a0began shipping cargoes earlier in 2025, but they have not yet begun commercial operation. Five additional LNG export projects in the United States have reached\u00a0final investment decision<\/a>\u00a0(FID) and are currently under construction:<\/p>\n