Costa Azul LNG Netback Price Snapshot

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Costa Azul LNG Netback Price Description: Energia Costa Azul (ECA) is currently an LNG import only facility, but is expected to begin exporting LNG cargoes by late 2024, thanks to Sempra Energy reaching a positive final investment decision on the project in late 2020. Since the Northern Baja California based facility will not begin exporting LNG until the middle of the decade, our current ECA netback is obviously a theoretical price, but it helps show the relative economics of what current LNG exports would be versus the local Southern California Border pipeline price. Our Costa Azul prices represent the maximum netback from natural gas prices in Asia and Europe, less transportation costs to ship LNG from Costa Azul to those continents.
  • What do NGI’s LNG Netback Prices represent?

    NGI’s LNG Netback Prices aim to measure the value of LNG sold on a Free On Board basis in the U.S. Gulf Coast, or at Cove Point, MD, Kitimat, British Columbia, or Costa Azul, Mexico, by starting with the futures prices of natural gas in both Asia and Europe, and deducting LNG shipping costs from those to determine the maximum netback price at each location for the next twelve months. Find out more about NGI’s LNG Methodology & How to Read Guide here.

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    NGI’s LNG Netback Price, along with those included in NGI’s 12-month arbitrage curves to key markets in Asia and Europe, give an idea of how profitable it is for buyers of North American LNG to load cargoes and sell them overseas. The more profitable U.S. LNG is, the greater the demand for North American natural gas, which can have an impact on local prices as well. Access NGI’s LNG Methodology & How to Read Guide here.