Natural gas investing fundamentals are buoyed by industrial consumption growth — ammonia and petrochemical plants reported a 4% year-on-year increase in gas usage. The company could continue growing at or above that rate in the coming decade. The first commercial shipment of LNG occurred in the 1960s with a cargo from the United States to the United Kingdom . From the 1970s to the 1990s, global LNG infrastructure grew, with Qatar emerging as a major supplier and Japan , South Korea , and France building import terminals. Natural gas investing outlook remains supported by Europe’s continued inventory replenishment, with EU storage facilities already at 55% capacity ahead of summer, absorbing excess U.S. exports.
