Despite a Wednesday evening order from Texas Gov. Abbott to prioritize in-state consumption, natural gas continued to flow from Texas to Mexico Thursday, albeit at reduced levels.

Texas exports to Mexico

Scheduled deliveries of piped gas to Mexico from Texas hit 1.6 Bcf/d Thursday, up from 1.3 Bcf/d on Wednesday and 1.1 Bcf/d on Tuesday. Typical export volumes from the state generally exceed 2 Bcf/d.

As a percentage of total pipeline deliveries, natural gas exports to Mexico were 16.3% on Thursday, compared to an average of around 25% for the first week of February.

“Both the absolute volumes of gas sent to Mexico and the relative percentage of gas shipped to Mexico versus total deliveries from Texas pipelines have fallen in recent days. Texas shippers are definitely doing more to keep domestic...