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Expand Energy Positioning for Natural Gas Growth from LNG, Data Centers with Appalachia as Cornerstone

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated

U.S. natural gas is reshaping global markets with Expand Energy Inc. leveraging scale, efficiency and innovation to maintain its lead as the largest domestic producer, CEO Nick Del’Osso said Wednesday.

Table showing NGI’s ranking of the top 30 publicly traded U.S. natural gas producers by output in 2Q2025, measured in million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). Expand Energy leads with 6,596 MMcf/d, followed by EQT Corp. at 5,873 MMcf/d and ExxonMobil at 3,313 MMcf/d. Other top producers include Chevron, Coterra Energy, and Antero Resources. The table also displays 1Q2025 and 2Q2024 volumes, quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage changes, and total production across all listed companies at 49,527 MMcf/d. Data source: NGI, company documents, Bloomberg.

At A Glance:

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