# Is U.S. LNG Different? Taking Stock after Two Years

> CSIS reviews two years of US LNG exports, noting that 2017 exports were under 13 million tons against roughly 66 million tons of capacity expected by 2020. The commentary tests earlier claims about price effects and benefits.

- Date: 2018-01-26 · published 2018-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67166-is-u-s-lng-different-taking-stock-after-two-years
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The growing US LNG export ramp-up is a longer-term factor in global gas balances and in the link between US and international gas prices. The article is policy commentary with no immediate price move.

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## Sources

- csis.org: https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-lng-different-taking-stock-after-two-years

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