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EQT Corp. on Tuesday defended U.S. natural gas producers and argued for boosting exports in a lengthy rebuttal to claims last month by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) that “corporate greed and profiteering” are to blame for the sharp rise in energy prices this year. CEO Toby Rice sent a nine-page response to Warren’s Nov. 23…

Europe’s first cold snap of the season arrived over the weekend, further cutting into natural gas storage inventories and helping to push prices higher Monday.  Already low storage inventories on the continent were cut to 66.8% of capacity from 67.5%. Maxar’s Weather Desk said Monday that the one- to five-day timeframe shows wide-spread “below, much…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Venture Global Global Inc. has filed with FERC for authorization to build a fourth LNG export terminal in Louisiana. The company also filed for a certificate to build an 85-mile natural gas pipeline to feed the 20 million metric tons/year (mmty) CP2 LNG facility, which…

Natural gas prices in Asia and Europe moved higher Monday despite growing concerns over a new variant of Covid-19 that weighed on commodities late last week. A colder shift in the forecast and a reduction in pipeline imports in Europe were supporting prices as traders continue to monitor the potential impacts of the Omicron variant…

Global natural gas prices remained strong Tuesday as benchmarks in Europe and the United States bounced back amid a colder forecast and supply shortages that are seen keeping the market tight.  Dutch and British futures finished the day slightly higher, with the front-month contracts both settling above $30/MMBtu. In the United States, the prompt Henry…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight European carbon prices hit record highs this week. The allowances purchased by the power and manufacturing sectors for emissions closed at 69.32 euros/metric ton ($78.25) on Friday.  Stronger gas prices, colder weather and rules for an international carbon market reached at COP26 have all prompted…

The rates to charter vessels for spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments hit records this week amid renewed demand from buyers in Asia and the strong prices that are attracting U.S. cargoes and tying up ships for longer journeys.  According to Spark Commodities, LNG tanker rates in the Pacific Basin were assessed earlier this week…

European natural gas prices surged Tuesday after German regulators delayed certifying the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline, exacerbating fears that the continent won’t have enough of the fuel this winter.  “This provides additional pressure to uncertain gas supplies, coupled with the now stereotypical Russian move of not booking additional transit capacity through Ukraine at Monday’s…

Cheniere Energy Inc. loaded a record 141 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in the third quarter as prices skyrocketed and global demand increased ahead of the winter. Management expects more of the same in the coming months.  “In the short term, we have witnessed significant volatility and record prices for LNG and natural gas across…