Winter

Changes in behavior due to the Covid-19 pandemic, along with colder temperatures, will result in greater residential natural gas consumption during the 2020/21 winter, according to a forecast from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s most recent projections show residential natural gas consumption averaging 21.1 Bcf/d from October 2020 through March 2021, a 5%…

Shrinking production, growing exports and somewhat colder weather should see this winter’s natural gas prices trend upward compared with last winter, even as the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to hinder demand, according to new projections from the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA). Total exports, both by way of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and via pipeline…

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will likely reach capacity of roughly 10 Bcf/d by the winter after dropping to about 30% of capacity in July because of the demand devastation caused by Covid-19, analysts told NGI this week. Some analysts see capacity ramping through the end of the year, while others expect a sharp…

Despite growing domestic gas production from its Vaca Muerta formation and plans to develop large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, Argentina has ordered 11 LNG cargoes for the upcoming Southern Cone winter as prices for the super-chilled fuel continue to suffer from the demand shock of the coronavirus.

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) plans to ramp up major transmission pipelines that have been idled as state regulators pressure the utility over its lack of natural gas in storage.

The eastern United States is on the cusp of a much colder pattern that is forecast to prevail in February and continue into March because of a central Pacific El Nino, which is seen slowly weakening through summer, according to forecaster DTN.

September natural gas prices rose by an average 3 cents from Aug. 16-22 as long-range weather outlooks showed a much hotter end for August and into early September. Storage concerns remained a bullish catalyst for the market as well, even as the week’s storage report delivered an on-target injection.

California regulators have proposed setting a moratorium on new commercial and industrial (C/I) connections this winter as a means of ensuring reliability for existing customers.

With three natural gas transmission pipelines down and Aliso Canyon underground gas storage operations limited, an updated assessment of winter energy supplies issued Tuesday indicated the Southern California region faces greater uncertainty than a year ago, with gas curtailments to large industrial users more likely.