As the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) explains, exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) supplied nearly one-third (29%) of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in 2022, according to data from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL). The share of global LNG exports coming from the region’s exporters—Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Algeria, and Egypt—declined from 47% in 2013 to about 30% by 2020 because of growing LNG exports from Australia and the United States. Algeria’s LNG exports have remained stable over the last 10 years, ranging from 1.3 Bcf/d to 1.7 Bcf/d. Most of the MENA region’s LNG exports are shipped to South Asia and East Asia, which received 65% (9.7 Bcf/d) of the region’s LNG exports in 2022. In 2022, exports to Europe averaged 4.5 Bcf/d, 30% of total MENA LNG exports.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 06, 2023 09:46 UTC