LNG exports

LNG export demand is the primary variable to watch in the U.S. natural gas market heading into winter, according to Marex North America LLC’s Steve Blair, senior account executive. The veteran natural gas futures broker joined NGI Senior Markets Editor Kevin Dobbs on NGI’s Hub and Flow podcast to discuss the outlook for U.S. supply,…

Legislation aimed at clearing a path for LNG export projects by restraining Department of Energy (DOE) oversight is under fire from the Biden administration after committee discussions Monday. House Bill 1130, authored by Ohio Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, would amend the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requirement that U.S. liquefied natural gas projects be determined as…

Latin American LNG imports so far this year haven’t changed compared to last year as drops in Brazil imports are being offset by gains elsewhere. From Jan. 1 through to Aug. 29, Latin American imports of liquefied natural gas were 8.42 million tons (Mt), compared to 8.3 Mt in the same period last year, according…

Clearfork Midstream LLC said Tuesday it culminated a series of expansions across its Holly System in North Louisiana, boosting its gathering and processing (G&P) volumes there above 1.0 Bcf/d as the company responds to strong demand from natural gas producers in the Haynesville Shale. “These significant system upgrades extend” Clearfork “into new areas throughout the…

Conservation groups are again challenging Alaska LNG’s export approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), arguing the agency’s latest environmental assessment should have measured the project’s potential contribution to climate change. The Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…

The United States exported 1.03 Tcf of LNG during the first quarter to 34 countries in 324 tanker cargoes and 85 container loads, leading the North American natural gas trade, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Office of Regulation, Analysis and Engagement, Division of Natural Gas Regulation issued its 1Q2023 report earlier this…

Targa Resources Corp. said it is building two cryogenic natural gas processing plants in the Permian Basin to meet the infrastructure needs of producers that have maintained record levels of activity in anticipation of strengthening export demand. Houston-based Targa, in conjunction with its second quarter earnings release earlier this month, announced the construction of a…

The UK should have stable natural gas supplies through 2050, but could see more frequent price spikes as its reliance on LNG grows its exposure to global demand, according to the country’s energy systems operator. In National Grid plc’s latest future energy scenario report, the firm reported the UK’s ability to secure “diverse sources of…

U.S. LNG exports could reach 13.3 Bcf/d next year as developers prepare to launch the initial phases for two large-scale projects on the Gulf Coast, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). As the supply of liquefied natural gas took a global spotlight last during after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. export projects also garnered…