From Gas Field to Ship: How LNG Exporting Works, and Who Leads It
In short: How natural gas becomes LNG, from treatment and super-cooling to cryogenic ships, why exporting differs from producing gas, and which countries led LNG exports in 2025.
A 2:01 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), in-brief analysis of 14 July 2026 using data from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL), “Global liquefied natural gas trade volumes reached record high in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; LNG Atlas (lngatlas.org), “The LNG value chain explained — from wellhead to burner tip | LNG Atlas”; International Energy Agency (IEA), “Executive summary - Gas Market Report, Q1-2026 - IEA”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “North America’s LNG export capacity could more than double by 2029 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”.
Sources used in this film
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), in-brief analysis of 14 July 2026 using data from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) — Global liquefied natural gas trade volumes reached record high in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- LNG Atlas (lngatlas.org) — The LNG value chain explained — from wellhead to burner tip | LNG Atlas · View →
- International Energy Agency (IEA) — Executive summary - Gas Market Report, Q1-2026 - IEA · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — North America’s LNG export capacity could more than double by 2029 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), in-brief analysis of 14 July 2026 using data from the International Group : Global liquefied natural gas trade volumes reached record high in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: LNG Atlas (lngatlas.org): The LNG value chain explained — from wellhead to burner tip | LNG Atlas
- Also: International Energy Agency (IEA): Executive summary - Gas Market Report, Q1-2026 - IEA
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): North America’s LNG export capacity could more than double by 2029 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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