U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) outstripped natural gas exports by pipeline in November, marking only the second time that has happened in more than 20 years, the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) said in a new report.

LNG exports exceeded gas delivered via pipeline by nearly 1.2 Bcf/d in November, as demand from Asia for the super-chilled fuel mounted ahead of winter.

Based on shipping data, preliminary estimates for December and January “suggest a continuation of this trend,” EIA said in its Natural Gas Monthly report.

LNG feed gas volumes increased in both December and January, NGI data show, as Asian demand further intensified amid the onset of a particularly harsh stretch of cold temperatures.

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