BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports reached 34.59 million tons (Mt) in September 2025, marking a 3.7% year-on-year increase, or 1.23 Mt, according to the latest outlook from the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Trend reports.
The figure sets a new record for LNG imports in the month of September.
The growth was primarily fueled by higher European imports, supported by increased demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. These gains offset weaker LNG inflows into the Asia Pacific and Latin America-Caribbean (LAC) regions.
Analysts noted that the narrow price spread between European LNG and Asian spot LNG continued to favour US LNG shipments to Europe.
For the first nine months of 2025, aggregated global LNG imports rose 4.9% year-on-year, or 15.03 Mt, reaching 320.21 Mt. The increase was largely driven by Europe and MENA, reflecting strong regional demand amid global market adjustments.
