LNG sales volumes at GDF Suez rose sharply in 2010 to 39 shipments, up 18 on the previous year.
The French utility quadrupled the number of cargoes sent to Asia last year to 16 from four in 2009.
Group pre-tax earnings in 2010 jumped 7.7%, which it said was helped by the full commissioning of the Fos Cavaou terminal in France.
However, earnings for the global gas and LNG division were down 27% to €2.1