Four countries are expected to import LNG for the first time next year as expansion projects in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe are expected to boost global regasification capacity by 23 Bcf/d in 2024.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Cyprus, and Nicaragua could join the list of countries capable of importing liquefied natural gas next year. Overall, global regasification capacity could reach 163 Bcf/d across 55 countries by the end of 2024, based on EIA calculations of data from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers.

“Australia, although also one of the world’s three largest LNG exporters, will add 0.3 Bcf/d of regasification capacity through a new offshore terminal on its eastern...