UK and Dutch terminals were top destinations for US LNG in February

The DOE LNG monthly report shows that US terminals shipped 60.4 Bcf to the United Kingdom (12.2 percent), 56.8 Bcf to the Netherlands (11.8 percent), 46.4 Bcf to Egypt (9.4 percent), 35.5 Bcf to Germany (7.2 percent), and 34.3 Bcf to Turkiye (6.9 percent) in February.

These five countries took 47.3 percent of total US LNG exports in February.

Before this, LNG import terminals in the UK and Turkiye were the top destinations for US LNG cargoes in January, Turkiye was the top destination in December and November, the Netherlands was the top destination in October, September, and August last year.

In 2025, the Netherlands was the top destination with 646.1 Bcf, a 39 percent rise compared to the previous year, followed by France with 533.1 Bcf, a rise of 50 percent from 2024.

February LNG exports up

The DOE report shows that the US exported 493.6 Bcf of LNG to 32 countries in February, up 20.6 percent from the same month in 2025 and down 8.5 percent from the prior month.

This quantity is approximately 10.4 million metric tons of LNG.

In September 2024, Europe again became the preferred destination for US LNG cargoes over Asia, and this remained the case to date.

Europe received 354.9 Bcf (71.9 percent), Asia 71.8 Bcf (14.6 percent), Africa 46.4 Bcf (9.4 percent), and Latin America/Caribbean 20.5 Bcf (4.1 percent) in February.

DOE said that 95.9 percent of total LNG exports went to non-free trade agreement countries, while the remaining 4.1 percent went to free trade agreement countries.

Moreover, US terminals shipped 154 LNG cargoes in February, 10 fewer than in January.

Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant sent 35 cargoes, and its Corpus Christi terminal shipped 26 cargoes, while Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant shipped 28 cargoes and the Freeport LNG terminal shipped 20 cargoes.

Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal shipped 20 cargoes, while Venture Global’s Calcasieu plant sent 12 cargoes.

In addition, the Elba Island plant shipped seven cargoes and the Cove Point LNG terminal shipped five cargoes during the month under review.

DOE noted that NFE’s Altamira LNG terminal in Mexico shipped one cargo in February. This project receives feed gas from the US and Mexico.

Average price at 10.91/MMBtu

According to DOE’s report, the average price by export terminal reached 10.91/MMBtu in February.

This compares to 8.11/MMBtu in February 2025 and 8.34/MMBtu in the prior month.

The highest average price in February was recorded at NFE’s Altamira LNG terminal, which reached $13.09/MMBtu.

Prices at other facilities ranged between $6.52/MMBtu (Elba Island) to $12.34/MMBtu (Plaquemines LNG), the data shows.

9,067 cargoes

The report said that from February 2016 through February 2026, the US exported 9,067 cargoes or 28,841.5 Bcf to 46 countries.

The DOE data shows that South Korea remains the top destination for US LNG, with 744 cargoes, followed by the Netherlands with 741 cargoes, France with 748 cargoes, the UK with 661 cargoes, and Japan with 627 cargoes.

France took more cargoes but fewer volumes than South Korea and the Netherlands.

In addition to these five countries, Spain, Turkiye, China, India, and Italy are in the top ten.