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The DOE LNG monthly report shows that US terminals shipped 69.6 Bcf to Turkiye (13.3 percent), 61.4 Bcf to Egypt (11.7 percent), 60.3 Bcf to the UK (11.5 percent), 43.6 Bcf to the Netherlands (8.3 percent), and 38 Bcf to France (7.2 percent) in November.
These five countries took 52 percent of total US LNG exports in November.
Before this, the Netherlands was the top destination for US LNG cargoes in October, September, and August last year, and Egypt was the top destination 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.
November LNG exports up
The DOE report shows that the US exported 525.1 Bcf of LNG to 31 countries in November, up 39.6 percent from the same month in 2024 and a rise of 4.4 percent compared to the prior month.
This quantity is approximately 10.9 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 354.3 Bcf (67.5 percent), Asia 78.9 Bcf (15 percent), Africa 61.4 Bcf (11.7 percent), and Latin America/Caribbean 30.4 Bcf (5.8 percent) in November.
DOE said that 93.8 percent of total LNG exports went to non-free trade agreement countries, while the remaining 6.2 percent went to free trade agreement countries.
Moreover, US terminals shipped 153 LNG cargoes in November, one cargo less compared to 154 LNG cargoes in October.
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant sent 40 cargoes, and its Corpus Christi terminal shipped 23 cargoes, while Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant shipped 29 cargoes and Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal shipped 20 cargoes.
The Freeport LNG terminal shipped 19 cargoes, while Venture Global’s Calcasieu plant sent 13 cargoes.
In addition, the Cove Point LNG terminal sent six cargoes and the Elba Island plant shipped two cargoes during the month under review.
DOE noted that NFE’s Altamira LNG terminal in Mexico shipped one cargo in November. This project receives feed gas from the US and Mexico.
Average price at 7.41/MMBtu
According to DOE’s report, the average price by export terminal reached 7.41/MMBtu in November.
This compares to 6.45/MMBtu in November 2024 and 7.07/MMBtu in October 2025.
The highest average price in November was recorded at Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal, which reached $10.06/MMBtu.
Prices at other facilities ranged between $3.36/MMBtu (Elba Island) to $8.82/MMBtu (Altamira), the data shows.
8,580 cargoes
The report said that from February 2016 through November 2025, the US exported 8,580 cargoes or 27,239.4 Bcf to 44 countries.
The DOE data shows that South Korea remains the top destination for US LNG, with 733 cargoes, followed by the Netherlands with 702 cargoes, France with 711 cargoes, Japan with 620 cargoes, and the UK with 599 cargoes.
France took more cargoes but fewer volumes than the Netherlands.
In addition to these five countries, Spain, China, Turkiye, India, and Italy are in the top ten.