List of LNG terminals

This liquefied condition is used to facilitate the carriage of natural gas over long distances, often by sea, in specialized tanks.

Under construction:[24] [59] The following LNG off-loading and regasification terminals are located in the United States and Gulf of Mexico:[64] In March 2021 the Russian Government authorised a long-term programme to develop three more LNG plants (plus five more potential plants):[89] The United States has had a massive shift in LNG terminal planning and construction starting in 2010–2011 due to a rapid increase in US domestic natural gas supply with the widespread adoption of horizontal drilling, combined with hydraulic fracturing petroleum recovery technology.

[citation needed] On 21 November 2019, U.S. regulators approved permits for three new liquified natural gas export terminals in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

[93][needs update] The following six projects are in various stages of planning according to the US Federal regulatory authority as of May 2020.

[94] Operational Pending Applications Projects in Pre-Filing The country also has liquefaction terminals in more remote areas for export, and imports from the Middle East in areas with dense population.