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The DOE LNG monthly report shows that US terminals shipped 55.8 Bcf to Spain (12.4 percent), 52.8 Bcf to the Netherlands (11.7 percent), 52.5 Bcf to France (11.6 percent), 39.8 Bcf to the South Korea (8.4 percent), and 29.1 Bcf to Poland (6.4 percent) in April.
These five countries took 50.9 percent of total US LNG exports in April.
France was the top destination for US LNG supplies 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.
April LNG exports up
The DOE report shows that the US exported 451.7 Bcf of LNG to 35 countries in April, up 48.7 percent from the same month in 2024 and a drop of 1.4 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 294.5 Bcf (65.2 percent), Asia 103.3 Bcf (22.9 percent), Latin America/Caribbean 33.3 Bcf (7.4 percent), and Africa 20.6 Bcf (4.6 percent), in April.
DOE said that 84.3 percent of total LNG exports went to non-free trade agreement countries, while the remaining 15.7 percent went to free trade agreement countries.
Moreover, US terminals shipped 138 LNG cargoes in April, up from 135 cargoes in March
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant sent 37 cargoes, and its Corpus Christi terminal shipped 20 cargoes, while the Freeport LNG terminal shipped 23 cargoes.
Sempra’s Cameron LNG terminal sent 19 cargoes, Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant shipped 15 cargoes and its Calcasieu plant sent 14 cargoes, while the Cove Point LNG terminal dispatched seven shipments.
The Elba Island plant also shipped three cargoes during the month under review.
Average price at 8.13/MMBtu
According to DOE’s report, the average price by export terminal reached 8.13/MMBtu in April.
This compares to 5.25/MMBtu in April 2024 and 8.55/MMBtu in March 2025.
The most expensive average price in April came from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal, and it reached $11.87/MMBtu, followed by Calcasieu Pass with $6.79/MMBtu.
Prices at other facilities ranged between $4.41/MMBtu (Elba Island) to $8.11/MMBtu (Corpus Christi LNG), the data shows.
7597 cargoes
The report said that from February 2016 through April 2025, the US exported 7597 cargoes or 24,035.5 Bcf to 43 countries if Mauritania and Senegal are counted as one country (the GTA LNG project).
The DOE data shows that South Korea remains the top destination for US LNG, with 688 cargoes, followed by France with 634 cargoes, the Netherlands with 579 cargoes, Japan with 573 cargoes, and the UK with 564 cargoes.
In addition to these five countries, Spain, China, Turkiye, India, and Italy are in the top ten.