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US sets new record for monthly LNG sales

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Exports rise past 10 million tonnes per month

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Country's two largest LNG exporters led increase

By Curtis Williams

HOUSTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. has become the first

country to export 10 million metric tonnes (mmt) of liquefied

natural gas in a single month, according to preliminary data

from financial firm LSEG.

The U.S. exported a record 10.1 mmt of the liquid fuel in

October, up from a revised figure of 9.1 mmt in September, LSEG

data showed.

Already the world's largest LNG exporter, the U.S. has been

ramping up sales with four record-setting months in 2025. The

surge was led by the start-up of Venture Global's ( VG )

Plaquemines export plant and the ramp-up of Cheniere's

Corpus Christi Stage 3 project, the data showed.

The Plaquemines facility, located in Louisiana, sold 2.2 mmt

last month, surpassing its previous high of 1.6 mmt in

September, the data showed.

Cheniere's Corpus Christi export facility exported 1.6 mmt, also

a record for the plant. With Sabine Pass exporting 2.6 mmt in

October, the company sold a combined 4.2 mmt, or 42% of all of

the LNG exported by the U.S.

When completed, the Corpus Christi Stage 3 operation will allow

Cheniere to export more than 50 million metric tonnes per year

starting in 2026, CEO Jack Fusco said in a recent earnings call.

Venture Global ( VG ) and Cheniere were responsible for 72% of the

country's total exports in October, LSEG data showed.

EUROPE IS THE BIGGEST CUSTOMER

Europe remained the prime destination for U.S. LNG, with 6.9

mmt, or nearly 69% of total exports, heading to the continent

last month. That figure compares with 6.22 mmt in September, as

Europe continued to fill storage ahead of the winter, LSEG ship

tracking data showed.

U.S. LNG exports to Asia last month stood at 1.96 mmt compared

to 1.63 mmt in September, the ship tracking data showed.

U.S. LNG exports to Latin America fell in October to 0.57 mmt,

down from September's 0.63 mmt, as the South American continent

prepares to enter warmer summer months, LSEG ship-tracking data

show.

Egypt, meanwhile, bought five cargoes for a total of 0.43 mmt,

less than the 0.5 mmt it purchased in September, the data

showed.

There were two cargoes that went to Senegal for a total of 0.1

mmt, and two that were seeking orders from customers for another

0.1 mmt, according to LSEG ship-tracking data.

In October, gas traded at $10.88 per million British thermal

units at the European benchmark Dutch Title Transfer Facility

, down from $11.13 in September. At the Japan Korea

Marker benchmark in Asia, October's average price was

$11.11, compared to $11.32 in September.

The TTF and JKM prices were so close that they provided

little incentive for U.S. LNG exporters to shift from selling to

the European market to the more distant Asian market.