India’s liquid natural gas import from the United States rose in 2024, which significantly reduced the share of Qatar, the top supplier of India, to a low -three -year low -reaching point, a decrease of 50 percent in 2023. | Photocredit: Istockphoto
The relocation of India to obtain more liquid natural gas (LNG) charge from the US to compensate trading balance, it is in eating the share of his top supplier, Qatar, which reached a low -year -old three -year calendar year (Cy).
The Arab country, which is usually good for half of the Indian LNG import, saw its share falls below 50 percent last year.
GiigNL, the International Association of LNG Imports, indicated in its 2025 annual report that India registered the second largest rebound among LNG importers, with shipments that reached 27 million tons (MT) last year, an increase of 5 MT or 23 percent year in the year.
At the end of the CY 2024, the American share grew to almost one fifth of the cumulative incoming loads of India, more than doubled in a period of five years. It was good for 19 percent of the total input in 2024.
Qatar remained the best LNG supplier of India, but the share fell to 42 percent, compared to 50 percent in 2023 and 53 percent in 2022.
The VAE, who lost its place as the second largest LNG supplier of India on the US in 2023, did a little more than a tenth of the volumes that were obtained by the fourth largest LNG importer in the world last year.
Qatar, the US and the United Arab Emirates (VAE) were good for almost three-quarters (72 percent) of the Indian LNG import in 2024.
Analysts attribute the rise of the American LNG resources to the efforts of India to tackle commercial balance with the North -American country. This is part of President Donald Trump’s election promise to tackle the high rates to the US through its trading partners.
Volumes in the Middle East
GiigNL said that the Indian LNG -purchasing mix somewhat evolved in 2024, and added that the input of US LNG increased considerably, from 3 MT to 5 MT, which increased the market share from 14 percent to 19 percent.
“As a result, the share of Qatar in the Indian LNG input fell from 50 percent to 42. The VAE remained the third largest LNG supplier of India, with a share of 11 percent. In India, the primary export destination for the VAE LNG remains, good for 50 percent of the total LNG export of the UAEE.”
The annual LNG report from GiigNL shows that the share of the Middle East (Qatar, the VAE and the rest of the middle) fell to the lowest levels in the last five years.
A senior executive at a top oil and gas company said that LNG’s resources from the US to India in FY26 are further appreciated, because the new American government regards LNG as a growth motor and a geopolitical lever.
The US pushes hard and wants to go deeper into India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Asia is the big game.
The American push countries to buy its LNG will influence the negotiations between golf countries and potential buyers, because the prices (place and long term) will probably relieve the next 2-3 years due to surplus capacity by 2027-28.
The import of American LNG is more efficient because corresponding gas production has helped to export the raw material under competing conditions.
Associed natural gas is extracted from Putten that mainly produce oil and mainly comes from five important oil-producing regions in the US-De Perm, Bakken, Eagle Ford, Anadarko and Niobara. It contains liquids for natural gas plant (NGPLs) such as ethane, butane and propane.
Last year the US also retained its title as the world’s largest LNG supplier. With strong growth in liquid capacity, the Qatar and Australia caught up with in 2023.
Published on 27 May 2025
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