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How a Decade of American LNG Has Redrawn the Global Gas Landscape

The US dominates liquefied natural gas trade in terms of volumes and flexibility.
The first US LNG shipment of the modern era departed Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Cameron, Louisiana, exactly 10 years ago.Photographer: Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the economy. Today, energy correspondents Stephen Stapczynski and Ruth Liao reflect on a decade of American LNG exports and how supplies have reshaped global gas markets.

On this day 10 years ago, the US liquefied and shipped its first cargo of shale gas in the modern era.