With LNG exports seen driving U.S. natural gas demand growth over the coming years, Devon Energy Corp. is positioning itself to capitalize on premium global gas prices, management said Wednesday. 

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In a call to discuss the Lower 48 producer’s third quarter earnings, CEO Rick Muncrief highlighted a partnership with Delfin Midstream Inc. that would see Devon take up to 2 million metric tons/year (mmty) of long-term liquefaction capacity and a potential equity stake in at least one floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel off the coast of Louisiana.

The arrangement would provide Devon with up to 150 MMBtu/d “of direct exposure to international gas pricing” in the lucrative European and Asian markets, Muncrief said.

“However, I want to be clear, this is a capital-light...