Doubling North American LNG Exports: US, Canada, and Mexico Plans by 2029
U.S. LNG exporters plan to more than double liquefaction capacity, adding an estimated 13,9 billion cubic feet per day (ft³/d) between 2025 and 2029, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and trade reports.
Overall, North American LNG export capacity is set to grow from 11,4 billion ft³/d at the start of 2024 to 28,7 billion ft³/d by 2029, assuming ongoing projects launch on schedule. Canada and Mexico aim to add 2,5 billion ft³/d and 0,6 billion ft³/d respectively, over the same period—accounting for over 50 % of global additions through 2029, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Source: wikipedia.org
United States
Additions will focus on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Basin’s largest LNG hub. New pipelines will feed these terminals from production areas, though construction delays pose supply risks. Plaquemines LNG Phase 1 shipped its first cargo in December 2024; Phase 2 and Corpus Christi Stage III began shipments in early 2025 but await full commercial operations. Five more U.S. projects under construction post-FID include:
- Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 (1,6 billion ft³/d);
- Rio Grande LNG (2,1 billion ft³/d);
- Woodside Louisiana LNG (2,2 billion ft³/d);
- Golden Pass LNG (2,1 billion ft³/d);
- CP2 Phase 1 (2,0 billion ft³/d).
Canada
LNG Canada, the country’s first export terminal in British Columbia, shipped its inaugural cargo from Train 1 on July 1, 2025, after initial production in late June. It can produce 1,84 billion ft³/d from two trains (0,9 billion ft³/d each), reaching full capacity by 2026. A proposed Phase 2 would double output to 3,68 billion ft³/d with four trains, online after 2029 per the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).
Canada’s West Coast location cuts shipping times to Asia by 50 % versus U.S. Gulf terminals, sourcing gas from the Montney Formation in Alberta and British Columbia. Two other Western Canadian projects (total 0,7 billion ft³/d) are under construction: Woodfibre LNG (0,3 billion ft³/d, exports starting 2027) and Cedar LNG (floating, up to 0,4 billion ft³/d, FID June 2024, exports from 2028).
Mexico
Two projects totaling 0,6 billion ft³/d are in development: Fast LNG Altamira FLNG2 (up to 0,2 billion ft³/d, East Coast) and Energía Costa Azul (0,4 billion ft³/d, West Coast), both fed by U.S. gas. Mexico’s first LNG export was from Fast LNG Altamira FLNG1 in August 2024, supplied via the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline.
