IPAA (Jan. 5, 2022) – Thanks to the shale revolution, the United States went from energy scarcity to energy dominance. An abundance of natural gas produced domestically allowed the country to begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the lower-48 in 2016 and within a few short years become a global LNG exporter.
As 2021 came to close, data show that the United States just became the world’s biggest exporter of LNG for the first time in history after a rapid rise the past five years.
According to Bloomberg: “Output from American facilities edged above Qatar in December due largely to a jump in exports from the Sabine Pass and Freeport facilities, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Cheniere Energy Inc. said last month that it achieved its first cargo from a new production unit at its Sabine Pass plant.”
