Leticia Gonzales

Global liquefied natural gas exports from the Gulf Coast are set to expand as the first of three trains at the Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Louisiana achieved first production Tuesday, developer Sempra Energy said.

After bringing online two liquefaction trains earlier this spring, management for Cheniere Energy Inc. said the ongoing trade spat between the United States and China, which revved up a notch early Friday, has had no impact on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business and is not going to slow the commercialization of the proposed expansion of its Corpus Christi export terminal in South Texas.

With Lower 48 natural gas production well off recent highs, forward prices continued to strengthen May 2-8 despite the absence of any early-summer heat to drive demand. Gains were small, however, as temporary pipeline maintenance was to blame for a significant chunk of the supply cuts.

Tallgrass Energy LP (TGE) has once again extended open seasons for a pair of projects that would enable crude oil transportation from the Rockies and Oklahoma down to the Gulf Coast for storage or export, management announced Wednesday.

With Lower 48 natural gas production well off recent highs, forward prices continued to strengthen May 2-8 despite the absence of any early-summer heat to drive demand. Gains were small, however, as temporary pipeline maintenance was to blame for a significant chunk of the supply cuts.

Despite $3 billion in projects expected to begin commercial operations this year, a hefty cash payment doled out in the first quarter combined with weak Permian Basin natural gas pricing to send earnings for Targa Resources Corp. plunging into the red.

After a nearly three-year regulatory process and strong opposition by environmental groups, Williams may move forward with the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, a large expansion of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), federal regulators said Friday.

Despite otherwise strong performance across Dominion Energy’s business segments, unusually mild weather in Virginia and South Carolina during the first quarter reduced the company’s overall earnings, management said Friday.

Natural gas forward prices continued to ride the momentum of gains experienced in the last full week of April as a burst of stronger-than-normal demand lingered long enough to continue supporting the market during the April 25 to May 1 period. June prices rose an average of 6 cents during that time, while the balance of the summer (June-October) edged up a nickel, according to NGI’s Forward Look.