Europe replaced Asia as the top destination for LNG exports from the United States in the first quarter of 2022 while pipeline gas exports to Mexico continued to grow, according to the latest trade scorecard compiled by the U.S. Department of Energy’s gas regulation division.

France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Turkey and the Netherlands combined imported 622.5 Bcf, or 60% of a total 1.03 Tcf of liquefied natural gas shipped from U.S. export terminals in 315 cargoes, the report showed.

The jump in shipments crossing the Atlantic came in response to steep price increases as Russian pipeline deliveries declined and the continent has looked to diversify supplies that have been jeopardized by the war in Ukraine. 

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