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Leticia Gonzales

Leticia Gonzales joined Natural Gas Intelligence as a markets contributor in 2014 after nine years at S&P Global Platts, where she was involved in producing the daily and forward price indexes for U.S. electricity and natural gas markets. She joined NGI full time in 2019 to cover North American natural gas markets and news and in 2021 was appointed Price & Markets Editor. In this role, Leticia oversees NGI's Daily Gas Price Index, including the process for calculating, monitoring, and publishing its natural gas daily prices.

Demand, Regulatory Headwinds Seen Slowing U.S. NGL Export Growth

Demand, Regulatory Headwinds Seen Slowing U.S. NGL Export Growth

After growing by an estimated 600,000 b/d in 2018, natural gas liquids (NGL) are expected to see a slower pace of growth in the next couple of years amid possible headwinds from demand and the timeline for infrastructure projects entering service, particularly Energy Transfer LP’s (ET) Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline and its companion Mariner East 2X (ME2X), according to BofA Merrill Lynch.

January 29, 2019

FERC Grants Favorable EIS to Transco Expansion Project

New York City is one step closer to securing a chunk of the vast natural gas supplies in neighboring Appalachia after an expansion of a major natural gas pipeline, following a four-month delay, was issued a positive environmental impact statement (EIS) by federal regulators.

January 28, 2019

Northeast Supply Enhancement Project Given Favorable EIA

An expansion of a major natural gas pipeline to supply New York City can move forward in the permitting process after federal regulators on Friday, after a four-month delay, issued a positive environmental impact statement (EIS) for a project that continues to face an uphill regulatory battle.

January 25, 2019
Natural Gas Forwards Unfazed by Polar Plunge; AECO Posts Modest Gain

Natural Gas Forwards Unfazed by Polar Plunge; AECO Posts Modest Gain

Even as the natural gas market was on the brink of yet another polar front that began on Friday, natural gas forward prices plunged in striking fashion between Jan. 17 and 23 as warmer risks for the first part of February showed up in earlier weather models.

January 25, 2019
Natural Gas Forwards Plunge Despite Approaching Polar Blast; AECO Posts Modest Gain

Natural Gas Forwards Plunge Despite Approaching Polar Blast; AECO Posts Modest Gain

Even as the natural gas market is on the brink of yet another polar front expected to begin on Friday, natural gas forward prices plunged in striking fashion between Jan. 17 and 23 as warmer risks for the first part of February showed up in earlier weather models. February natural gas prices dropped 62 cents on average, and March fell 30 cents on average, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

January 24, 2019
NGI Introduces U.S. LNG Tracker for Integrated Monitoring of Rising Market

NGI Introduces U.S. LNG Tracker for Integrated Monitoring of Rising Market

Capitalizing on the ever-expanding growth in U.S. natural gas production, and resulting increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) has launched a product to provide its readers a more comprehensive view of the burgeoning LNG market.

January 24, 2019

Environmental Group May Challenge Texas LNG Project, Says FERC

Federal regulators have granted an environmental coalition legal status to intervene in a permit application for one of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities proposed at the Port of Brownsville, which sits at the tip of Texas on the Mexico border.

January 23, 2019

Tallgrass, Kinder Venture to Boost Rockies Oil Takeaway

Tallgrass Energy LP (TGE) and Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) on Tuesday agreed to boost crude oil takeaway capacity in the Power River and Denver-Julesburg basins, where increased interest in the plays has spurred a host of new infrastructure projects to relieve growing constraints in the region.

January 23, 2019
NGI’s U.S. LNG Tracker Providing Holistic View of Emerging Market

NGI’s U.S. LNG Tracker Providing Holistic View of Emerging Market

Expanding upon its natural gas flow tracking capabilities, Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) has launched a product to provide its readers a more comprehensive view of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas (LNG) market.

January 23, 2019
LNG Export Growth May Add Twist to Perplexing South Central Storage Behavior

LNG Export Growth May Add Twist to Perplexing South Central Storage Behavior

A watershed year for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity in 2019 could lead to changes in storage behavior in a region where a lack of transparent intrastate pipeline flow data has left market observers without a firm grasp on activity, according to analysts.

January 22, 2019