US LNG Exports DN 3.4% to 306.7 Bcf in April, Up 45.8% YoY


   
   CRANBURY, N.J. (DTN) -- The United States exported 306.7 billion cubic feet 
of liquified natural gas in April, down 3.4% from March while 45.8% more than 
year ago, according to data released this afternoon by the U.S. Department of 
Energy's Office of Oil and Natural Gas, with 92 cargos departing U.S. ports 
during the month.

   China offloaded the majority of U.S. LNG for April, receiving 46.8 Bcf of 
gas, with France the destination point for 36.1 Bcf of U.S. produced gas. Japan 
received 28.8 Bcf of U.S. LNG exports, followed by Spain, 23 Bcf, and South 
Korea, 21.7 Bcf.

   In April, 32 cargos departed from Sabine Pass, Louisiana, 19 from Freeport, 
Texas, 18 from Corpus Christi, Texas, 15 from Cameron, La., five from Cove 
Point, Maryland, and three from Elba Island, Georgia.

   The United States has exported 7.316 trillion cubic feet of LNG by vessel 
since February 2016, the first month a U.S. LNG export cargo departed from the 
Lower 48 states.




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