Malaysia retains position as 5th largest LNG exporter in 2023

An LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) ship loads gas to a cruise ship in Barcelona, Spain, January 29, 2024. - REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has retained its position as the fifth largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2023, after Russia, Qatar, Australia and the United States.

According to the International Gas Union’s 15th annual World LNG Report 2024 released today, Malaysia’s total LNG export in 2023 was 26.75 million tonnes (MT), constituting about seven per cent of the total LNG traded globally.