Russian gas supplies to Europe have been stable, at 88.28 MMcmd on 17 February, compared to 89.66 MMcmd on 10 February.
European storage levels were 75.23 Bcm or 65.5% full as of 17 February, compared to 77.05 Bcm or 67.1% full on 10 February.
This is 6.7% higher than the 70.50 Bcm reported on the same date a year ago.
In the full-year 2023, U.S. was the largest LNG export, surging by 14.7% to 88.9 million metric tons (MT) driven largely by the return to full production of the Freeport LNG plant that had suffered a fire in 2022, and as others increased processing efficiency, LSEG data showed.
U.S. took over Qatar's position, which was the largest LNG exporter in 2022. (*)