US Natural Gas Set to Overtake Oil by 2030, Shifting Energy Shipping Focus

Bloomberg Markets reports that natural gas is expected to overtake oil as the top US energy source by 2030, ending a 75-year period in which petroleum held that position. For shipping markets, the shift points to a larger role for LNG-linked infrastructure, export activity and vessel traffic tied to gas supply chains, especially along the US Gulf Coast.

For TankerMap, the change is most relevant through cargo flows rather than domestic energy statistics alone. A stronger gas share in the US energy mix can reinforce LNG export growth and reshape port activity, while oil remains central to crude and products tanker movements, refinery runs and seaborne trade patterns.