U.S. Natural Gas Production Hits New Records as Demand Surges

S. natural gas production is on track to close a second consecutive year with record-high natural gas output as producers respond to demand signs both at home and overseas. Soaring demand for powering data centers in the United States and rising liquefied natural gas exports amid expanding liquefaction capacity, as well as surging global demand for spot LNG cargoes in the absence of Qatar's gas due to the Iran war, are pushing American natural gas production higher this year.

S. Energy Information Administration EIA says. 16 per million British thermal units MMBtu in 2027, down by 9% compared to 2026, the EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook STEO showed earlier this month. S. 64 bcfd last year. S. 13 bcfd to another record high, the EIA's latest monthly estimates showed. S.