U.S. LNG Demand Nears Record Highs as Winter Looms

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants are running near full throttle, with demand from export facilities hitting 14.6 billion cubic feet (bcf) on Friday. That’s just shy of the all-time record of 14.7 bcf set last December, according to data from LSEG. The surge comes as cooler weather settles in and outages at key facilities, like Freeport LNG, ease. The second-largest LNG exporter in the United States, Freeport LNG, was expected to draw just over 2 bcf on Friday after resolving several outages earlier this year. The plant is closely watched…