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April Natural Gas Futures Snap Win Streak Amid Swelling Storage Surpluses

April Natural Gas Futures Snap Win Streak Amid Swelling Storage Surpluses

Natural gas futures treaded lightly throughout Thursday’s session as traders weighed a seasonally weak storage result against continued signs of a pullback among producers. Following a three-day rally, the April Nymex gas futures contract ultimately settled at $1.860/MMBtu on Thursday, down 2.5 cents day/day. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. fell 9.0 cents to $1.480. Wood…

March 1, 2024
Pembina Inks NGL Pact, Delays LNG Project Decision

Pembina Inks NGL Pact, Delays LNG Project Decision

Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. has secured an agreement to supply natural gas liquids (NGL) for Dow Chemical Co. and is advancing LNG pipeline expansion projects that could provide multiple opportunities and more growth following a strong year. In support of Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero expansion project in Canada, Pembina entered into long-term agreements to supply…

March 1, 2024
Freeport LNG Outage Set to Erase 40 Bcf of Feed Gas Demand as Repairs Extended

Freeport LNG Outage Set to Erase 40 Bcf of Feed Gas Demand as Repairs Extended

Freeport LNG Development LP’s two-week delay to finish repairs to a third train at its export terminal on the Texas coast is set to extend lower gas flows to two months, pushing the restart to mid-March. Feed gas flows to the liquefied natural gas export facility began to drop on Jan. 14 as a winter…

March 1, 2024
Devon ‘Optimistic’ About Future of Natural Gas, but Staying ‘As Oily as We Can’ for Now

Devon ‘Optimistic’ About Future of Natural Gas, but Staying ‘As Oily as We Can’ for Now

Though it is a major producer of U.S. natural gas, oil economics will dictate investment decisions for Devon Energy Corp. for the foreseeable future, management indicated Wednesday. Oklahoma City-based Devon is the 16th largest producer of natural gas among U.S. publicly traded firms, according to NGI’s most recent calculations. It operates primarily in the Permian…

March 1, 2024
CFE Looking to Develop Texas Natural Gas Storage as Mexico Import Needs Mount — Spotlight

CFE Looking to Develop Texas Natural Gas Storage as Mexico Import Needs Mount — Spotlight

Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) wants to develop natural gas storage in South Texas in time for new industrial projects in Mexico that would require stable and increased shipments from the United States. CFE’s international marketing arm, CFE International, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from interested parties. The RFP is seeking proposals…

February 29, 2024
Weaker Output Not Enough to Send Off March Natural Gas Futures in Style

Weaker Output Not Enough to Send Off March Natural Gas Futures in Style

Natural gas futures were mixed on Tuesday, with the March contract off slightly amid light volume. But the April contract was boosted by bargain buying and a continued slide in production that could, if sustained, address supply/demand imbalance and bolster prices in the medium term. At A Glance: Output slips below 102 Bcf/d Solid but…

February 28, 2024
Pemex CEO Lashes Out at Downgrade, Says Mexico Government Backs State Firm

Pemex CEO Lashes Out at Downgrade, Says Mexico Government Backs State Firm

Mexico’s Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has “gained unprecedented help from the government during this administration,” CEO Octavio Romero Oropeza said in an earnings call. During the call the company chief railed against credit rating agency Moody’s recent downgrade of the state firm. Moody’s said Pemex is likely to face increased financial stress in the next two…

February 27, 2024
Hints of Production Pullback Boost March Natural Gas Futures Ahead of Expiration

Hints of Production Pullback Boost March Natural Gas Futures Ahead of Expiration

Natural gas futures rebounded on Monday, bolstered by lower production readings and trader positioning ahead of the front-month contract’s expiration. At A Glance: NGI models 84 Bcf draw Production at 103 Bcf/d Weather demand evades Coming off back-to-back losses to close out the prior week, the March Nymex gas futures contract settled at $1.659/MMBtu, up…

February 27, 2024
Mexico Natural Gas Production Dips for Fourth Straight Month Amid Pemex Financial Woes

Mexico Natural Gas Production Dips for Fourth Straight Month Amid Pemex Financial Woes

Natural gas production in Mexico averaged 4.07 Bcf/d in January 2024, down from 4.25 Bcf/d in January 2023 and marking a fourth straight sequential decline.  State oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) supplied 3.86 Bcf/d of the total, compared to 4.03 Bcf/d a year earlier, according to the latest data from upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de…

February 26, 2024
Natural Gas Futures Succumb to Lofty Supply, Benign Weather; Cash Prices Cascade

Natural Gas Futures Succumb to Lofty Supply, Benign Weather; Cash Prices Cascade

Natural gas futures gave up more ground on Friday, hindered by robust supplies and exceptionally mild late-winter weather conditions. At A Glance: Heating demand fades Production remains high Storage surplus increases Coming off a 4.1-cent decline the previous session, the March Nymex gas futures contract on Friday fell another 12.9 cents day/day and settled at…

February 23, 2024