Natural Gas Futures Rally Above $2 on LNG Rebound, Supply Slowdown; Cash Jumps

Natural gas futures pushed higher on Monday, boosted by a full restart of Freeport LNG’s third train, supply interruptions in the Permian Basin and expectations for a below-average storage injection. At A Glance: June takes over as front month Freeport restarts third train NGI models 56 Bcf injection The June Nymex contract settled 10.7 cents…

Venture Global Aims for Plaquemines LNG First Production By Summer – The Offtake

Venture Global LNG Inc. is looking to import at least three liquefied natural gas cargoes to aid in commissioning of Plaquemines LNG, according to a Department of Energy (DOE) filing.

April 29, 2024

Freeport Restart Pushes Global Natural Gas Prices Lower – LNG Recap 

European and Asian natural gas prices fell Monday as supply constraints eased, mainly at Freeport LNG on the upper Texas coast, which has restarted one of its three trains. Feed gas flows to the facility ticked upward over the weekend and were nominated Monday at nearly 800 MMcf/d, or their highest level in three weeks.…

April 29, 2024

Lower 48 E&P Activity Waning but Renewed Opportunities Seen in Deepwater GOM

The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for decades was the breadbasket for U.S. natural gas and oil production, but the Lower 48 took over as unconventional drilling uncorked massive reserves. As onshore activity has waned, however, the deepwater is once again beckoning. Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR) director Andy McConn recently shared the firm’s outlook about the…

April 29, 2024

Freeport Outage Cuts Into TotalEnergies’ First Quarter LNG Sales

TotalEnergies SE said Friday that its LNG sales decreased in the first quarter mainly due to lower demand in Europe and an unplanned outage at the Freeport export terminal on the upper Texas coast.  The company has 2.2 million tons (Mt) of annual tolling capacity at Freeport’s Train 3, which was offline most of the…

April 29, 2024