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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North American Natural Gas Trading ‘Pure Chaos,’ but Futures Still Above $9 – Mexico Spotlight
Natural gas futures prices in North America continue to be elevated this week amid a lack of clarity surrounding the overall supply picture. NatGasWeather called Thursday’s trading “pure chaos” as traders reacted to a small U.S. storage build for last week. Prices for September’s New York Mercantile Exchange contract bounced all over the place before…
August 18, 2022
Opal Fuels Expanding Renewable Natural Gas Capacity, Upping Sales
Opal Fuels Inc., a vertically integrated waste-to-energy company focused on renewable natural gas (RNG), saw fuel sales jump in the first half of the year. During the first six months of the year the White Plains, NY-based company sold 14.3 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of transportation fuel, of which 13.1 million GGEs were RNG.…
August 18, 2022
NFE Planning to Deploy Fast LNG Tech in Mexico
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) is looking to develop up to four fast LNG (FLNG) projects offshore Mexico’s Gulf Coast amid the global natural gas supply crunch, management said during an earnings call last week. This is in addition to the company’s first FLNG project currently under development offshore Louisiana. At the port of Altamira,…
August 12, 2022
Bulls At It Again, as North American Natural Gas Futures Steam Ahead – Mexico Spotlight
A cooling weather outlook did not deter North America natural gas futures from surging mid-week, touching $8.88/MMBtu on Thursday afternoon. September natural gas prices “are sharply higher for the third day in a row and despite steady cooler trends,” NatGasWeather said on Thursday. “Why prices have been so strong this week is curious to the…
August 11, 2022
New Fortress Developing Quick Turnaround LNG in Mexico to Meet Rising Natural Gas Demand
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) is looking to develop up to four fast LNG (FLNG) projects offshore Mexico’s Gulf Coast amid the global natural gas supply crunch, management said during an earnings call last week. This is in addition to the company’s first FLNG project currently under development offshore Louisiana. At the port of Altamira,…
August 10, 2022
TC Energy, CFE Sanction Mexico’s 1.3 Bcf/d Marine Pipeline Extension; Possible Start in 2025
Canada’s TC Energy Corp. and Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) have reached a final investment decision (FID) to build a 444-mile underwater natural gas pipeline. The 1.3 Bcf/d, $4.5 billion Southeast Gateway Pipeline would originate onshore in Tuxpan, Veracruz. It then would proceed offshore, making landfall at Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and Dos Bocas, Tabasco. Dos…
August 5, 2022
Freeport LNG’s Possible Return Turns Around North American Natural Gas Futures Momentum – Mexico Spotlight
News on Wednesday that around 2 Bcf/d of liquefaction capacity at Freeport LNG in Texas would be back online as early as October reawakened the bulls in the North American natural gas futures market. The September New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) contract on Wednesday surged 56.0 cents day/day to close at $8.266/MMBtu. October futures jumped…
August 4, 2022
Mexico’s Pemex Turns to Deepwater, Flaring Reduction to Improve Natural Gas Outlook
Mexico’s state oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) appears poised to increase its natural gas output as it begins development at the Lakach deepwater field and works to curb the longtime scourge of flaring. “We seek to progressively reduce the level of gas sent into the atmosphere,” executives said last week during a call to review…
August 1, 2022
Oil, Natural Gas Booming in Guyana as Offshore Production Ramps Up
Not only is Guyana set to become one of Latin America’s shining economic stars, but the once poor backwater could soon be a key player in the new global energy map. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the Guyanese economy growing by a staggering 47% this year, even as the rest of the world could…
July 29, 2022
Natural Gas Futures Still Hot as Summer Temperatures Pummel North America – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas prices continued to be pressured to the upside this week amid sizzling temperatures and low storage inventories. The August New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) contract went out meekly as prompt month on Wednesday after a nearly week-long rally. The August gas futures contract settled at $8.687/MMBtu, down 30.6 cents day/day. September…
July 28, 2022