Exports

Ten years have passed since Cheniere Energy Inc. ushered in the era of modern U.S. LNG exports by sanctioning the first two liquefaction trains at the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana.

Argentina’s YPF SA is aiming to sanction an LNG export project by the end of 2023, according to CFO Alejandro Lew. YPF and Malaysian national oil company Petronas signed a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 1 to study the potential for an integrated liquefied natural gas export project in Argentina, home of the Vaca Muerta…

The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), is planning to combine its natural gas processing and LNG units into one partially public company as a part of its plans to modernize its structure and boost production. Dubbed Adnoc Gas, the new entity would incorporate all of the group’s gas processing operations and…

Huge natural gas forward basis moves continued for pipeline capacity-starved New England, but hefty premiums also shifted further west during the short Nov. 17-21 period, NGI’s Forward Look data showed. With several inches of snow falling and a stormy outlook ahead, the Rockies and Pacific Northwest posted sharply higher forward prices. Northwest Sumas December basis…

Consumption in the domestic electric and residential sectors fell in 2021, but record LNG exports drove growth in net natural gas disposition, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).  Natural gas demand, net liquefied natural gas exports and net storage grew by 3.6% last year compared with 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic swept across…

FERC is projecting elevated U.S. natural gas prices for the 2022-2023 winter, despite mild weather forecasts for most of the country and steadily rising domestic production. “Natural gas prices for the upcoming winter are expected to remain higher than recent years at major trading hubs across the U.S.,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff said in…

Moderating prices and favorable storage data do not tell the whole story of Europe’s natural gas status heading into winter, International Energy Agency (EIA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said, citing Russia and fallout from its protracted war in Ukraine. Following recent meetings with European leaders – including Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Finnish Prime Minister…

Mexico is unlikely to substantially increase its natural gas production over the next five to six years, according to upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH). In its latest “prospectiva” or outlook for oil and natural gas output, the regulator modeled high, low and medium production growth scenarios for each hydrocarbon. The high case scenario…

The extended closure of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany caused a major rise in TTF prices on Monday and a similar reaction for East Asian spot LNG prices.