May Natural Gas Futures Sputter as Benign Weather Intersects with Stout Supply

Lighter shoulder season demand and soft export data overshadowed bullish production estimates and weighed down natural gas futures to kick off trading this week. At A Glance: Weak near-term demand Production remains softer NGI models 55 Bcf injection The May Nymex gas futures contract on Monday settled at $1.691/MMBtu, down 7.9 cents day/day. Cash prices…

Pieridae Seeks to Transfer Goldboro LNG Approvals to Irish Buyer

Pieridae Energy Ltd. could be looking to sell its abandoned Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia to an Irish energy firm, according to a recently published regulatory filing. Calgary-based Pieridae asked Nova Scotia’s utility and review board for permission to transfer its approvals for the potentially 1.3 Bcf/d export project to Simply Blue Group, a…

April 16, 2024

Equinor Bets On Electrification to Sustainably Extend Natural Gas Supply to Europe

Equinor ASA is phasing out gas-fired generation in one of its most prolific natural gas production hubs in favor of electricity as it looks to increase both the sustainability and the lifespan of its North Sea operations. Norway’s Equinor disclosed that its offshore facilities at the Sleipner field and the adjacent Gudrun platform had been…

April 16, 2024

Natural Gas Futures Prices Seeking Support to Break from ‘Horizontal Channel’

Prompt-month natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) neared $2.00/MMBtu last week but failed to push beyond a $1.943 Wednesday intraday high. With technical and fundamental support lacking, the front month headed lower on Monday, slipping 7.9 cents to settle at $1.691, and was trading marginally flat Tuesday morning. “The May Nymex…

April 16, 2024

Oil, Natural Gas Executives See Sub $3 U.S. Natural Gas Prices Persisting Amid Supply Glut 

Oil and natural gas executives in the Midcontinent and Rocky Mountain regions don’t expect Henry Hub natural gas prices to surpass $3/MMBtu for another two years, according to the first quarter 2024 energy survey published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The survey gauges current and expected oil and gas activity levels in…

April 16, 2024