U.S. LNG Exports Surged at the End of 2024

Exports of liquefied natural gas from the United States surged to a new high of 8.5 million metric tons in December, pushing the annual total up by 4.5% from 2023, data from LSEG has shown, as reported by Reuters. The December total, per the data, was only a little lower than the all-time high of 8.6 million metric tons, recorded in December 2023. It was also considerably higher than the November 2024 total, which stood at 7.75 million tons. Of that total, 5.84 million tons, or 69% went to Europe, the data also showed. This was up from 5.09 million…