Christopher joined NGI as a Senior Editor for Mexico and Latin America in November, 2018. Prior to that, he was a Senior Editorial Manager at BNamericas in Santiago, Chile. Based out of Santiago, he has covered Latin American energy markets since 2009 as a reporter, editor and analyst. He has an MA in International Economic Policy from Columbia University and a BA in International Studies from Trinity College.
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Southwestern Maintains Natural Gas Activity Cuts, Eyes ‘Strong Structural Support’ Longer Term
Southwestern Energy Co. continues to focus on decreasing dry gas completion activity, which includes releasing a hydraulic fracturing fleet in the Haynesville Shale, while maintaining its liquids-rich activity level in West Virginia and Ohio. “Despite the near-term commodity price weakness due to relatively high inventory levels following a record warm winter, we continue to see…
May 2, 2023
Nearshoring Boom Points to Higher Industrial Natural Gas Demand South of Border – Mexico Spotlight
May rolled off the board and June took over as the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) contract prompt month on Thursday, but there was little overall change in momentum. On Wednesday, the May Nymex natural gas futures contract fell 19.0 cents day/day and settled at $2.117/MMBtu before rolling off the books. On Thursday, June took…
April 27, 2023
Is Argentina Poised to Become a Regional, Even Global, Natural Gas Energy Hub?
Argentina’s natural gas segment has been transformed by the Vaca Muerta shale formation and the country might well again become a net energy exporter. The country is undergoing a massive natural gas infrastructure buildout in an attempt to make that the case. Vaca Muerta is the second largest shale gas resource on the planet, with…
April 25, 2023
North American Natural Gas Markets Well Supplied with Production on Both Sides of Border – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas prices rallied slightly on colder April weather this week but still stayed close to $2.000/MMBtu. On Thursday, the May New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures contract managed a 2.7-cent gain and closed at $2.249. “While a cooler than normal U.S. pattern is expected for late April into the start of May,…
April 20, 2023
Rockies, Midcontinent Producers Still See Oversupplied Natural Gas Market
Oil and gas executives in the Rockies and Midcontinent have once again downwardly revised their expectations for Henry Hub natural gas prices over the near term, according to a new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Kansas City Fed’s quarterly Tenth District Energy Survey gauges current and expected oil and gas…
April 19, 2023
CFE Sees San Luis Potosí, Durango Natural Gas-Fired Plants Online Next Year
The $350 million, 437 MW combined cycle San Luis Potosí power plant in Villa de Reyes is on track to come online next year, according to management at Mexican utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). The $319 million, 350 MW natural gas-fired Lerdo combined cycle in Durango is also slated to come online next year,…
April 18, 2023
Experts See Below-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2023
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) anticipate a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023. This is principally due to the likely development of the El Niño weather phenomenon. However, “Given the conflicting signals between a potentially robust El Niño and an anomalously warm tropical and subtropical Atlantic, the team stresses that there is more…
April 14, 2023
U.S. Natural Gas Price Dynamics Seen Changing Over Next Year
After soaring in 2022, North American natural gas prices have sunk this year. But this could change as soon as this summer, and certainly starting next year when new U.S. LNG capacity comes online. April New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures rolled off the board at $1.991/MMBtu last month, “but it’s not clear if…
April 14, 2023
Market Eyes Natural Gas Price Boost in Summer Power Burns; Waha Again Volatile – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas futures limped along this week as shoulder season settles in and demand fails to meet ample supply. On Thursday, the May New York Mercantile (Nymex) gas futures contract settled 8.6 cents lower at $2.007/MMBtu. June futures slid 7.0 cents to $2.197. Longer term, the natural gas market in Mexico and the…
April 13, 2023
U.S. NatGas Prices Low Now, but Demand Picture Could Change Quickly, Experts Say
After soaring in 2022, North American natural gas prices have sunk this year. But this could change as soon as this summer, and certainly starting next year when new U.S. LNG capacity comes online. April New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures rolled off the board at $1.991/MMBtu last month, “but it’s not clear if…
April 12, 2023