Since the U.S. began exporting more natural gas than it imports, natural gas exports both by pipeline and as LNG have grown significantly. Since the United States began exporting more natural gas than it imports in 2017, natural gas exports both by pipeline and as LNG have grown significantly. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s forecast in its Short-Term Energy Outlook that the LNG exports will continue to lead the growth in U.S. natural gas exports and average 12.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2022. If realized, the United States would surpass Australia and Qatar and become the world’s top LNG exporter this year. The EIA expects annual U.S. LNG exports to increase by 2.4 Bcf/d in 2022 and 0.5 Bcf/d in 2023. “We forecast that natural gas exports by pipeline to Mexico and Canada will increase slightly, by 0.3 Bcf/d in 2022 and by 0.4 Bcf/d in […]