Natural gas pipeline projects completed in 2024 increased U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) takeaway capacity by 17.8 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday.

Takeaway capacity refers to the maximum amount of gas a pipeline can transport from a production area or storage facility daily.

The U.S. produced a record 103.2 bcfd of gas and consumed a record 90.4 bcfd of the fuel in 2024, according to EIA data.

The EIA also noted that total pipeline capacity additions surpassed the previous year's additions for the second consecutive year.

Projects completed in the "U.S. natural gas-producing Appalachia, Haynesville, Permian, and Eagle Ford regions ... increased takeaway capacity by approximately 6.5 bcfd to deliver natural gas from the producing regions to demand centers in the mid-Atlantic and along the U.S. Gulf Coast," the agency said in a note.

An additional "five pipeline projects completed last year in Texas and Louisiana increased capacity to deliver natural gas to LNG export terminals by approximately 8.5 bcfd."

The agency added that several other smaller interstate and intrastate pipeline projects added nearly 3.0 bcfd.