# U.S. liquefied natural gas exports quadrupled in 2017

> The EIA reported U.S. LNG exports reached 1.94 Bcf/d in 2017, up from 0.5 Bcf/d in 2016, all from Sabine Pass. Mexico, South Korea and China took 53% of volumes, and almost 60% was sold on the spot market.

- Date: 2018-04-01 · published 2018-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66185-u-s-liquefied-natural-gas-exports-quadrupled-in-2017
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Rapid growth in U.S. LNG exports links domestic Henry Hub prices more closely to global demand, which can tighten U.S. gas supply. This is a retrospective government data release with limited immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-03-01 | [Liquefied natural gas exports expected to drive growth in U.S. natural gas trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72697-liquefied-natural-gas-exports-expected-to-drive-growth-in-u-s-natural-gas-trade.md) | +3.6% | +13.9% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-01 | [EIA expects higher wholesale U.S. natural gas prices in 2021 and 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49337-eia-expects-higher-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-in-2021-and-2022.md) | +20.6% | +4.5% |
| NATGAS | 2021-05-11 | [EIA’s Natural Gas Price Forecast Ticks Up to $3.05 on Exports, U.S. Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47267-eia-s-natural-gas-price-forecast-ticks-up-to-3-05-on-exports-u-s-demand.md) | +4.0% | +6.4% |
| NATGAS | 2017-02-01 | [Natural gas prices in 2017 and 2018 are expected to be higher than last year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73135-natural-gas-prices-in-2017-and-2018-are-expected-to-be-higher-than-last-year.md) | +0.7% | -13.2% |
| NATGAS | 2018-05-14 | [Natural gas market fundamentals exceeded expectations in 2017 - Cedigaz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65199-natural-gas-market-fundamentals-exceeded-expectations-in-2017-cedigaz.md) | +0.7% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=35512

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