# Winter freeze cut US LNG output in January; imports from Trinidad helped fill gap | Reuters

> US LNG exports fell in January to 11.3 million metric tonnes, down from December's record of 11.5 MT, as a late-month winter freeze shut some plants and reduced output at others. Spot gas prices hit all-time highs in several US regions in the last week of January while output dropped to a two-year low. LNG companies sent cargoes to several East Coast and Canadian terminals to take advantage of the high prices.

- Date: 2026-02-02 · published 2026-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20795-winter-freeze-cut-us-lng-output-in-january-imports-from-trinidad-helped-fill
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US LNG output and freeze-driven supply losses tightened domestic gas and raised feedstock and energy costs for ethanol and feed processors. Higher natural gas prices also lift the cost of drying grain and producing DDGS.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-23 | [US energy sector braces for winter storm as crude and natural gas output fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4761-us-energy-sector-braces-for-winter-storm-as-crude-and-natural-gas-output-fall.md) | -2.8% | -52.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-09-10 | [US natgas prices climb 3% as producers cut output ahead of Storm Francine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28492-us-natgas-prices-climb-3-as-producers-cut-output-ahead-of-storm-francine-reuters.md) | +9.6% | +25.1% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-22 | [Winter shock links gas markets worldwide as US freeze-offs meet global LNG competition \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6504-winter-shock-links-gas-markets-worldwide-as-us-freeze-offs-meet-global-lng.md) | +69.8% | -38.1% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-13 | [Recovering wind output may help cool Europe’s heated gas market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26215-recovering-wind-output-may-help-cool-europe-s-heated-gas-market.md) | +28.4% | +6.3% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-04 | [U.S. natgas rises to highest since January on surging LNG exports, hot weather \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10737-u-s-natgas-rises-to-highest-since-january-on-surging-lng-exports-hot-weather.md) | +7.0% | +21.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/winter-freeze-cut-us-lng-output-january-imports-trinidad-helped-fill-gap-2026-02-02/

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