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US Energy Exports Hit Record High in 2025, EIA Says

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US energy exports climbed to a record high in 2025 while imports declined, pushing the country's net energy exports to an all-time high, the US Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Total US energy exports reached 31 quadrillion British thermal units in 2025, up 2% from the previous record set in 2024, the EIA said. Energy imports fell 5% to 21 quads.

As a result, the US posted net energy exports of 11 quads in 2025, a 20% increase from the prior record set a year earlier.

Petroleum remained the dominant component of US energy trade, accounting for 63% of total energy exports and 83% of imports in 2025. Petroleum exports stayed near record levels, with shipments primarily destined for markets in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The EIA said the growth in petroleum exports over the past decade was driven by the lifting of US crude oil export restrictions in 2016, expanded domestic production and export infrastructure, and stronger global demand. European demand for US crude and petroleum products also increased following bans on Russian seaborne crude oil imports in 2022 and petroleum product imports in 2023.

The US Gulf Coast remained the nation's only net petroleum-exporting region. Its export surplus offset net petroleum imports across all other US regions, leaving the country as a net petroleum exporter overall.

Total petroleum imports into the US fell 6% in 2025 to 17 quads, the EIA said.

Natural gas ranked as the second-largest source of US energy exports for the ninth consecutive year. US natural gas exports rose to a record 9 quads in 2025, representing 29% of total energy exports.

The EIA said US natural gas exports have quadrupled since 2015 as domestic production and LNG export capacity expanded to meet rising global demand. Europe's efforts to replace Russian energy supplies after Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine also boosted demand for US LNG exports.

Natural gas accounted for 16% of total US energy imports in 2025. Imports from Canada continued to play a key role in balancing seasonal supply and demand fluctuations, particularly during winter periods of heightened heating demand.

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