*The US extended its lead as the world’s top LNG supplier for 2024 with export volumes rising by 1% to 87.2mn tons, almost 6mn tons ahead of number two Australia on 81.4mn tons. Qatar was number three on 79.8mn tons, level with 2023 and fractionally below 2022’s record 80.2mn tons. Total global LNG exports for 2024, according to provisional figures from data intelligence firm Kpler, were 414mn tons, up fractionally on 2023’s previous record of 413mn tons (see chart).