Shell's LNG Portfolio Is Bigger Than Most Investors Realize. Here's the Volume Number.

Key Points Shell offers investors significant exposure to long-term LNG growth. Shell's equity LNG capacity stands at roughly 44 million metric tons. Global LNG demand could approach 700 million metric tons by 2050. 10 stocks we like better than Shell Plc › Shell (NYSE: SHEL) sold 17.96 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the second quarter of 2026. That's nearly 72 million metric tons on an annualized basis. And it's a good illustration of just how big Shell's LNG business has become. But there is a caveat here, as Shell's own LNG liquefaction volumes were just 7.7 million metric tons in Q2. Image source: Getty Images. Missed AI’s "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 15x Bigger.