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The DOE LNG monthly report shows that US terminals shipped 70.8 Bcf to the Netherlands (15.7 percent), 57.3 Bcf to Egypt (12.7 percent), 38.8 Bcf to Germany (8.6 percent), 38.6 Bcf to Italy (8.6 percent), and 31 Bcf to Spain (6.9 percent) in August.
These five countries took 52.4 percent of total US LNG exports in August.
Before this, Egypt was the top destination for US LNG cargoes in July for the first time in DOE’s LNG monthly reports.
The Netherlands was the top destination for US LNG supplies in June and May, Spain was the top destination in April, France was the top destination in March, while LNG import terminals in Turkiye and the UK were the top destinations for US LNG cargoes in January and February 2025.
DOE’s data previously showed that the Netherlands was the top destination for US LNG supplies in 2024 with 463.8 Bcf or 139 cargoes, down by 21 percent year-on-year, while France took 354.8 Bcf or 108 cargoes, down by 28 percent year-on-year.
August LNG exports up
The DOE report shows that the US exported 451.1 Bcf of LNG to 31 countries in August, up 24.1 percent from the same month in 2024 and a rise of 3.5 percent compared to the prior month.
In September 2024, Europe again became the preferred destination for US LNG cargoes over Asia, and this remained the case to date.
Europe received 270.2 Bcf (59.9 percent), Asia 90.1 Bcf (20 percent), Africa 59.5 Bcf (13.2 percent), and Latin America/Caribbean 31.4 Bcf (7 percent) in August.
DOE said that 87.9 percent of total LNG exports went to non-free trade agreement countries, while the remaining 12.1 percent went to free trade agreement countries.
Moreover, US terminals shipped 136 LNG cargoes in August, a drop compared to 138 LNG cargoes in July.
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant sent 35 cargoes, and its Corpus Christi terminal shipped 20 cargoes, while Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant shipped 22 cargoes and the Freeport LNG terminal shipped 21 cargoes.
Sempra’s Cameron LNG terminal sent 17 cargoes, while Venture Global’s Calcasieu plant sent 12 cargoes.
In addition, the Cove Point LNG terminal dispatched seven shipments, and the Elba Island plant shipped two cargoes during the month under review.
Average price at 7.23/MMBtu
According to DOE’s report, the average price by export terminal reached 7.23/MMBtu in August.
This compares to 5.55/MMBtu in August 2024 and 7.32/MMBtu in July 2025.
The most expensive average price in August came from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal, and it reached $10.52/MMBtu.
Prices at other facilities ranged between $7.31/MMBtu (Freeport LNG) to $3.81/MMBtu (Elba Island), the data shows.
8,137 cargoes
The report said that from February 2016 through August 2025, the US exported 8,137 cargoes or 25,759.7 Bcf to 44 countries.
The DOE data shows that South Korea remains the top destination for US LNG, with 716 cargoes, followed by the Netherlands with 655 cargoes, France with 672 cargoes, Japan with 594 cargoes, and the UK with 569 cargoes.
France took more cargoes but fewer volumes than the Netherlands.
In addition to these five countries, Spain, China, India, Turkiye, and Italy are in the top ten.