US to Become Top LNG Exporter in 2023 as 1st Tanker Arrives in Germany: Report

The tanker Maria Energy (R), loaded with liquefied natural gas, lies at the floating terminal, the special ship Hoegh Esperanza, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on Jan. 3, 2023. Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP

The United States is on course to surpass the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2023, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, which noted that the United States and Qatar both exported 81.2 million tons of LNG last year.

In a year when large economies in Europe and Asia scrambled to source enough supply for heating and power generation, the United States was sitting on a bevy of supply amid soaring international prices for natural gas and LNG.