EnergyReader · 2026-08-06 21:04

EIA Forecasts Growing US Gas Pipeline Exports to Mexico as LNG Buildout Claims Larger Share

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 6, 2026

NYMEX Henry Hub front-month gas traded Thursday (2026-08-06) at $2.64/MMBtu, near multi-month lows, as the EIA projected earlier this year that US natural gas pipeline exports — with Mexico the primary destination — would rise through 2027 alongside a roughly 30% expansion in US LNG export capacity. The same production growth underpinning both forecasts leaves the two export channels competing for a supply base that is large but not unlimited.

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