Washington DC, July 15 -- Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes touched a record high in 2025, rising 5.4 per cent to 56.3 billion cubic feet per day driven largely by an expansion in United States LNG export capacity to meet growing global demand, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The report said LNG exports from the US increased 26 per cent to 15.1 Bcf/d in 2025, marking the largest increase by any exporting country during the year.

".... We forecast U.S. LNG exports will increase further, to 17.4 Bcf/d of LNG in 2026 and 18.6 Bcf/d in 2027," as per the EIA statement.

The report said the United States, Qatar and Australia remained the world's three largest LNG exporters in 2025, together accounti...