U.S. and Qatar are tied for world’s largest LNG exporter


🛢️ The U.S. and Qatar are tied for the world’s largest LNG exporter.

LNG stands for liquefied natural gas, a form of natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state, making it easier to store and transport. Qatar and the United States both 81.2 million tons of LNG in 2022, representing massive growth for the United States, which only began exporting LNG from the lower 48 in 2016. The infamous June fire at the Freeport export plant in Texas seemed to hamper the United States’ goal of being the top LNG exporter, as the plant has remained closed since. When the facility opens up in late January, it’s expected that its operations will bring the United States to the top.

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