Cheniere Celebrates 10 Years of LNG Exports
30th January 2026
Cheniere is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first export cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). On February 24, 2016, Cheniere loaded the Asia Vision with LNG produced at its Sabine Pass Liquefaction terminal, ushering in a new era for Cheniere, as well as for domestic and global energy markets, marking the first commercial LNG cargo exported from the U.S. lower 48 states
Today, Cheniere is the largest producer of LNG in the U.S. and a global energy leader that is growing to help meet the world’s ever-increasing energy demand. The U.S. has since emerged as the world’s top LNG supplier
Cheniere has committed more than $50 billion to build and expand its two Gulf Coast liquefaction terminals. These facilities today deliver a combined LNG production capacity of over 50 million tonnes per annum which is expected to grow to over 60 mtpa by late 2028, with line of sight to reach approximately 75 mtpa by 2030 and potentially over 100 mtpa by the mid-2030s
Cheniere’s LNG has reached more than 40 markets worldwide, helping countries and customers drive progress and realize the benefits of U.S. LNG by improving access to secure, reliable and affordable energy
For the benefit of our readers, we reproduce below a summary slide on Cheniere’s LNG export platform from its Q3 2025 investor presentation
About 95% of Cheniere’s expected aggregate LNG production capacity, either completed or under construction, is contracted through long-term take-or-pay style agreements with creditworthy counterparties. The remaining volumes of LNG that Cheniere can produce are available for its integrated marketing unit to sell into the market. That gives Cheniere the unique combination of stability and opportunity: long-term, contracted, stable cash flows, plus marketing opportunities driven by shorter-term natural gas supply and demand fundamentals in markets worldwide