U.S. Poised to Become World’s Biggest LNG Exporter, EIA Says

The United States will have the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity in 2022 once the sixth train at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass terminal and Venture Global Inc.’s Calcasieu Pass facility come online in Louisiana next year, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).*

At that point, peak U.S. LNG production capacity would hit 13.9 Bcf/d, far surpassing both Australia (11.4 Bcf/d) and Qatar (10.3/d Bcf), which are currently the world’s top two exporters, EIA said. However, it will take time for the new projects to ramp-up to full production and U.S. exports could be lower than available capacity.

Sabine Pass Train 6 and Calcasieu Pass LNG are currently being commissioned. Those processes, combined with soaring international...