LNG prices

While Chesapeake Energy Corp. works to finalize its natural gas supply deals with LNG buyers, management says it’s narrowing down opportunities to link more of its Haynesville and Marcellus shale supply to international benchmarks in the months to come. Chesapeake currently has tentative agreements with liquefied natural gas traders that could link up to 3…

A persistent drought impacting the Panama Canal has left LNG shippers with a few alternatives; either wait for weeks in a growing queue, pay exorbitant prices to jump the line or take a long detour. The water levels at Alajuela and Gatun, the two artificial lakes that supply water to the canal, have continued to…

The United States is likely to become the world’s largest LNG exporter this year, according to the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL). The United States added 8.4 million tons (Mt) of new volumes to global supply last year, or nearly one-half the 16.9 Mt added by other LNG producers across the world,…

The opportunities for global natural gas, including LNG, look strong in the near term, with a “number of projects” likely to be sanctioned for the next few years, Baker Hughes Co. CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said Wednesday. During the conference call to discuss second quarter 2023 results, Simonelli said recent customer discussions to advance more liquefied…

Repsol SA continues to push U.S. regulators for access to confidential documents filed by Venture Global LNG Inc. detailing the prolonged commissioning process at the Calcasieu Pass export terminal that has delayed commercial operations and the delivery of cargoes under long-term contracts. In April, Madrid-based Repsol filed a motion to participate in FERC’s ongoing oversight…

U.S. LNG exports would have an inherent but limited impact on domestic natural gas prices through the next several decades, possibly driving the Henry Hub to a range between $3.30 and $4.30/MMBtu by 2050, according to a recent U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis. Using several scenarios and the EIA’s latest Annual Energy Outlook (AEO)…

After suffering one of the worst April heatwaves on record with temperatures that soared above 100 degrees F, some Asian nations are preparing for an unusually hot summer that could require more LNG to cover power demand, particularly if El Niño develops as expected. India, Bangladesh,Thailand, and Vietnam issued tenders for liquified natural gas cargoes…

Despite sliding global LNG prices over the past several months, Flex LNG Ltd. management said heightened European and Asian prices compared to Henry Hub are expected to continue driving U.S. infrastructure investment through the middle of the decade. During an earnings call Tuesday, CEO Oystein Kalleklev said falling liquefied natural gas prices during the fourth…

Europe is expected to continue paying exorbitant prices to attract LNG cargoes next year, particularly given how limited new supplies of the super-chilled fuel will be. A decline in sanctioned projects over the last decade during a low price environment and underinvestment in fossil fuels means new liquefaction capacity may be scarce until 2025, when…