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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Average Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price Shoots to 14-Year High in 2022
U.S. natural gas prices have had a remarkably soft winter so far, but the whole of 2022 tells a completely different story. In 2022, the wholesale U.S. natural gas spot price at Henry Hub averaged $6.45/MMBtu, the highest level since 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) based on data from Refinitiv Eikon. This…
North American Natural Gas Futures Continue Slump Amid Lofty Pricing in California – Mexico Spotlight
Mexico natural gas buyers have been pleasantly surprised so far this winter as natural gas futures prices continue to be lower than once expected. Amid warming weather across the United States, natural gas prices for February and March this week slumped to below $4.00/MMBtu. The February New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures contract settled at…
LNG Driving Gulf Coast Infrastructure Investment, Natural Gas Production
Natural gas production out of the U.S. Gulf Coast should rise over the next decade as it continues to look toward the export market, according to researchers at Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Center for Energy Studies. In the center’s latest Gulf Coast Energy Outlook (GCEO) authors David E. Dismukes and Greg Upton said that in…
Natural Gas System Dented but Robust Amid Storm as Futures Prices Slump – Mexico Spotlight
Mexico’s natural gas market made it relatively unscathed through the brutal winter storm that lashed most of the United States. On Christmas Day, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) said power had been restored to 175,894 users in the states of Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz. They lost service from disruptions related to the cold…
Alaskan Regulators Clear Way to Sell Enstar, State’s Largest Natural Gas Utility
Enstar Natural Gas Co., Alaska’s top natural gas distributor, is ready to be sold to yet another Canadian firm. Calgary-based energy infrastructure firm AltaGas Ltd. is bowing out, and Calgary’s TriSummit Utilities Inc. is moving in with the final approval secured from Alaskan regulators. The sale includes AltaGas’ 100% interest in Enstar, which has about…
Natural Gas Futures Firm on Freeze-Offs, Possibility of More Cold On the Way; Cash Slides
With natural gas traders’ fingers and toes still thawing out from the weekend’s Arctic blast, most remained on the sidelines of the action on Tuesday. However, with the potential for cold to return before mid-January and U.S. production sharply lower following widespread freeze-offs, the January Nymex gas futures contract eked out a 20.3-cent gain to…
Mexico Natural Gas Production Jumps by 400 MMcf/d in November
Mexico’s natural gas production continued to surprise in November, rising to 4.431 Bcf/d from 3.872 Bcf/d in the same month last year. Production was also up considerably compared to the 4.04 Bcf/d in October, according to the latest data from upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH). Production averaged 4.079 Bcf/d through the first eleven…
Gulf Coast Natural Gas Production Seen Rising Over Next Decade as LNG Projects Swell
Natural gas production out of the U.S. Gulf Coast should rise over the next decade as it continues to look toward the export market, according to researchers at Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Center for Energy Studies. In the center’s latest Gulf Coast Energy Outlook (GCEO) authors David E. Dismukes and Greg Upton said that in…
Natural Gas Users Brace for Complications as Cold Hits Texas – Mexico Spotlight
Memories of Winter Storm Uri were fresh on the minds of natural gas buyers in Mexico as a cold front raced south through the United States and down into Texas. Mexico’s power grid operator Cenace warned that up to 9,000 MW of natural gas-fired power could be under stress due to limited natural gas supply.…
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Natural Gas Pipeline Scores Financing
Argentina has secured financing for the second leg of the Nestór Kirchner natural gas pipeline system, energy secretary Flavia Royon said last week during a conference in Buenos Aires. She said the state had obtained financing for $689 million from the Brazilian National Development Bank and another $540 million from Latin American development bank Corporacion…