The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) projects that the volume of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports through 2050 will span a wide range based on its published side cases. In the AEO2021 Reference case, U.S. LNG exports continue to grow throughout the 2020s, reaching 13.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) after 2030. LNG exports vary across cases from approximately 8 Bcf/d to more than 27 Bcf/d, which illustrates how the volume of LNG exports depends on crude oil and domestic natural gas prices.
