US becomes top LNG exporter for first time: press
The US became the world's biggest exporter of LNG in December, thanks to a surge in supplies to Europe, Bloomberg reported on January 4.
Production at US liquefaction facilities surpassed that at terminals in Qatar, due to a growth in shipments from Sabine Pass and Freeport facilities, according to Bloomberg. The sixth terminal at Cheniere's Sabin Pass plant started producing for the first time in late November.
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US has reached the top spot among LNG suppliers less than six years after sending its first cargo of the super-cooled gas overseas. The country was previously a net importer of LNG, but its production has grown by some 70% since 2010 on the back of the shale revolution.