Markets

Natural gas futures extended losses on Wednesday as forecasts pointed to benign conditions and LNG demand proved soft, offsetting continued light production estimates and expectations for a seasonally bullish storage print. At A Glance: Unsupportive weather outlook Production hovers near 97 Bcf/d NGI models 56 Bcf storage build Coming off a 3.9-cent decline the prior…

Natural Gas Prices

Natural gas prices slipped lower in May bidweek trading as the month’s expected uptick in cooling demand was upstaged by hefty inventory levels and recent bumpy performances by Gulf Coast LNG terminals. NGI’s May Bidweek National Avg. fell 7.0 cents month/month to $1.240/MMBtu. Trading for the latest bidweek period spanned April 24, 25 and 26…

E&P

Mexico’s natural gas production averaged 3.90 Bcf/d in March 2024, down from 4.35 Bcf/d in March 2023. State oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) accounted for 3.70 Bcf/d of the total, compared to 4.13 Bcf/d in the year-ago month, data from upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) show. Private sector operators supplied the remainder.  Pemex…

International

QatarEnergy has signed another three agreements to secure even more LNG shipping, this time chartering what the company calls QC-Max vessels that would be built in China.  QatarEnergy signed long-term charter party agreements for four liquefied natural gas vessels from China Merchants Group, three vessels from Shandong Marine Group and two vessels from China LNG…