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Enbridge Inc. has won a contest with TC Energy Corp. to collect high-volume natural gas pipeline flows for the Royal Dutch Shell plc-led LNG Canada export terminal under construction in northeastern British Columbia (BC). Disclosure of the commercial coup surfaced in a procedural dispute before the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) between Enbridge’s Westcoast network in…

Editor’s Note: The following segment is one in a series by NGI’s LNG Insight focused on exploring how the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market works. The conversations in this series will also analyze news and the issues that matter most to the industry in North America and beyond. Melissa Lindsay is the founder of…

Though intense heat remains in the cards for the balance of summer, near-term forecasts shifted cooler over the weekend Analysts said still-strong summer temperatures should continue to drive exceptional levels of cooling demand Weak liquefied natural gas demand remains a stubborn headwind Though intense heat remains in the cards for the balance of summer, near-term…

Argentina’s state-owned Integración Energética Argentina (Ieasa) has purchased 28 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for the Southern Cone winter at a record price of $2.87/MMBtu on average, the company said on Monday. Despite growing domestic gas production from the Vaca Muerta formation and plans to develop large-scale LNG facilities, Argentina continues to import LNG in…

U.S. natural gas benchmark Henry Hub prices tracked nearly $1 below year-ago levels in the first half of the year, averaging only $1.81/MMBtu, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). This included a record low of $1.61 in June and sub-$2 gas in each month from February through June. Before 2020, the Henry Hub price…

U.S. piped exports to Mexico hit the highest level ever reached in cross-border flows in a single gas day While cooler from earlier forecasts, the outlook for heat remains strong across most of the Lower 48 The continued spread of the coronavirus and its adverse impact on economic activity and industrial energy demand remains a…

Though forecasts eased some early Friday, expectations for continued extreme summer heat and robust cooling demand outshined a weak outlook for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and storage concerns, helping natural gas futures rebound from losses a day earlier. The August Nymex contract gained 2.6 cents day/day and settled at $1.805/MMBtu. September rose 2.6 cents to…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a storage injection below expectations But skepticism about excess supply and export weakness weighed down futures Spot prices continued to advance amid robust summer heat A slightly bullish storage print and ongoing expectations for strong cooling demand proved too little to offset skepticism about excess supply, export weakness and…

A slightly bullish storage print and ongoing expectations for strong cooling demand proved too little to offset skepticism about excess supply, export weakness and ongoing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The August Nymex contract lost 4.5 cents day/day and settled at $1.779/MMBtu on Thursday. September fell 5.5 cents to $1.821. Boosted by waves of summer…