The USA Exported A Record 4.7mn T (2.64bn Cfd) Of LNG In 4Q 2017, With 70% Headed For Asia*, Also A Record
Asian LNG Imports From The US Hit A Record 1.31mn Tons For Jan18. A Record Korean^ Figure Of 532,000t For March Suggests This Will Be Broken In The Months To Come
Suez Canal Data Also Suggest More LNG Records To Come. A Record 3.1mn Tons Transited Southbound In 1Q18 With February (1.44mn T, 21 Tankers) And March (1.00mn T) The Two Biggest Months On Record...
...But, Northbound (And Overall) LNG Volumes Are Well Down From 2011’s Record Highs As Sales Of Qatari LNG To Atlantic Basin Buyers Have Slumped (Mn T)
US Exports Of LNG To Mena Countries ('000 T)
2017 Total Of 1.475mn Tons Was 11% Of Total US LNG Exports…
...And More Than Three Times 2016's 460,000T