The U.S. LNG industry has experienced monumental growth in the past decade, with winter feedgas demand averaging around 18.75 Bcf/d and expected to nearly double by 2030. But there’s also a hefty slate of additional projects somewhere along the path to a final investment decision (FID), each with its own hurdles and timelines. Getting across that FID finish line is anything but simple, and not all companies have the same criteria to get there. In today’s RBN blog, we’ll walk through the North American LNG projects in various stages of commercial and financial commitment and discuss what it really takes to reach FID.
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First, let’s offer a refresher. We’re at the 10-year anniversary of Lower 48 LNG exports, and since that time LNG has become the fastest growing outlet for U.S.-sourced natural gas supply. The U.S. has around 17 Bcf/d of export capacity, and we’re on a path to about 30 Bcf/d by 2030, driven by projects already under construction. U.S. LNG experienced a record-breaking 2025, as feedgas demand climbed from around 14 Bcf/d in January to 18.75 Bcf/d at the end of the year, and it will likely hit 20 Bcf/d by the end of this year.
Six new LNG projects across five terminals reached FID in 2025. Of those, there are two new terminals plus expansions of several projects that took FID during the last major wave in 2022-23. Cheniere has two projects that reached FID in 2025 under construction at its Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) facility in Gregory, TX (see light-blue diamond below): CCL Stage 3, which includes seven Midscale trains, and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9, which is essentially an expansion of Stage 3. Rio Grande LNG (dark-blue diamond) and Port Arthur LNG (green diamond) are continuing their projects. They both moved forward during the last major wave in 2022-23. Rio Grande LNG is moving ahead with Trains 4 and 5. Port Arthur LNG has sanctioned a Phase 2 expansion that will add Trains 3 and 4, one additional storage tank and another marine berth. Venture Global’s CP2 (pink diamond) and Woodside Energy’s Louisiana LNG (orange diamond toward the top) have both started construction.
Figure 1. LNG Facilities and Planned Projects. Source: RBN.
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"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
