US LNG exports to Latin America surge to three-year high

US LNG exports to Latin America and the Caribbean in May hit a 37-month high, increasing around 55% from May, S&P Global Energy CERA data showed July 3.

The US exported around 48.84 billion cubic feet of LNG to the region in June, up from 31.44 Bcf in May.

June export volumes were nearly 10% higher than the 44.44 Bcf exported in June 2025, and nearly 3% higher than the 47.59 Bcf recorded in the same month in 2024. The previous highest monthly export level was 51.49 Bcf in May 2023.

US LNG export volumes in June were shipped to the US territory of Puerto Rico and seven other countries: Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, El Salvador, Chile, and Colombia, the data showed. The number of Latin American destinations was unchanged from May.

Brazil was the primary destination for US LNG exports in June, a position the country last held in March. US LNG exports to Brazil totaled 16.26 Bcf in June, up more than 400% from 3.02 Bcf in May.

The volume was nearly 150% higher than the 4.76 Bcf exported to Brazil in June 2025, and nearly 21% higher than the 13.45 Bcf exported in June 2024.

Volumes to Brazil were shipped in six cargoes, of which only four have been delivered to the Bahia, Guanabara Bay, Sergipe, and Barcarena terminals, respectively. One of the cargoes, on the Qatar Energy LNG-chartered Simsimah, is expected to arrive at a yet-to-be-determined destination in Brazil on July 8, while another, on the HL Edward Austin, was showing the Bahia terminal as its destination with an estimated arrival of July 14, CERA data showed July 3.

Argentina was the second-place destination in June, with shipments totaling 8.29 Bcf, up more than 300% from 2.05 Bcf in May. The volumes were shipped on four cargoes, all of which had already been delivered to the Escobar terminal in Buenos Aires province.

The Dominican Republic ranked third at 7.14 Bcf, down nearly 34% from 10.75 Bcf in May. The volumes were shipped on two cargoes already delivered to the Andres LNG terminal in Santo Domingo.

June marked the 42nd consecutive month that the US has shipped LNG to the Dominican Republic, a streak unmatched by any other destination in June.

The fourth-largest share of LNG to the region was shipped to Jamaica, totaling 5.85 Bcf, up from 560 MMcf in May. Of the two cargoes shipped to Jamaica, only one has been delivered, while the second is expected to arrive at the Old Harbour terminal on July 1.

The other destinations were El Salvador and Chile, each with 3.35 Bcf; Puerto Rico with 2.68 Bcf; and Colombia with 1.45 Bcf.

The number of cargoes from the US to terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 18, up from 14 in May.

Four of the cargoes exported from the US in June have yet to be delivered. Apart from the two destined for Brazil, another two destined for Chile and El Salvador were still under way to their respective destinations as of July 3.

The Freeport LNG facility south of Houston supplied six cargoes, while the Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana supplied three. The Plaquemines, Elba Island and Calcasieu Pass facilities supplied two each, while the Corpus Christi export plant in Texas supplied the remaining one.

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed the Gulf Coast Marker for US FOB cargoes loading 30-60 days forward at $13.6/million British thermal units on July 3, up 16 cents/MMBtu day over day.