Leticia Gonzales

Citing “intense” competition in the race to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) and an urgent need to secure liquidity, Australia-based LNG Ltd. (LNGL) is considering a takeover offer from a private Singapore-based firm that would include two proposed projects for the Gulf Coast and Canada.

Crestwood Equity Partners LP has inked a new gathering and processing agreement to provide wellhead services for Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s (Oxy) 2020 delineation program in the Powder River Basin (PRB).

After being driven sharply lower by an increasingly mild weather forecast, natural gas futures sustained even more damage on Friday as global fears of the coronavirus continued to hammer stocks and energy commodities. The April Nymex gas futures contract plunged to an intraday low of $1.642/MMBtu before going on to settle at $1.684, down 6.8 cents from Thursday’s close. May also fell 6.8 cents to land at $1.732.

Private equity-backed Tatanka Midstream LLC, a new independent midstream company based in San Antonio, TX, is seeking to acquire and build assets across the North American energy market.

With March forecasts pointing to another possible record warm month, and natural gas storage inventories heading toward a robust 1.9 Tcf for the end of winter, natural gas March bidweek prices plunged further below the $2/MMBtu threshold. NGI’s March Bidweek National Avg. dropped 28 cents from February bidweek to $1.530*, which is also a $1.415 discount to the March 2019 Bidweek average.

The April Nymex natural gas futures contract made a splash on its first day at the front of the curve. The prompt month cannon-balled on more major revisions to weather forecasts, shedding some 8.5 cents on Thursday to settle at $1.752/MMBtu. May dropped 8.0 cents to $1.800.

After earlier hints that this week’s cold blast could linger into March, a few warmer revisions during the Feb. 20-26 period sent natural gas forward prices crashing, according to NGI’s Forward Look. The March contract rolled off the board an average 13 cents lower during that time, while April fell 10 cents on average.

After being driven sharply lower by an increasingly mild weather forecast, natural gas futures sustained even more damage on Friday as global fears of the coronavirus continued to hammer stocks and energy commodities. The April Nymex gas futures contract plunged to an intraday low of $1.642/MMBtu before going on to settle at $1.684, down 6.8 cents from Thursday’s close. May also fell 6.8 cents to land at $1.732.

Despite another glancing blow of crisp air across the Lower 48 this week, natural gas prices failed to maintain momentum and ended the Feb. 24-27 period sharply lower week/week. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the four days through Thursday tumbled 13.5 cents to $1.685. Friday trading was not included as it was for March gas delivery.