Excelerate Energy Corp. said Thursday that global LNG market volatility during the second quarter helped serve as a springboard for its emergence as a public company and its strategy of becoming a downstream resource for energy-starved countries. The company launched its initial public offering (IPO) in April, netting it the distinction of becoming the first…
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Repsol Considers Reviving LNG Export Project from Atlantic Canada’s Canaport Terminal
Several years after the proposal was shelved, Repsol SA may revive a plan to export natural gas from its Atlantic Canada LNG import terminal. The Spanish-based energy major’s executive team discussed the potential to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Atlantic Canada to overseas markets during the second quarter earnings call. “We have met authorities…
Natural Gas Futures Continue Higher in Early Trading as Market Awaits Storage Data
Against a backdrop of potentially bullish developments on the export front, natural gas futures extended their recent gains early Thursday as traders prepared to factor in the latest government inventory data. After surging 36.9 cents higher in the previous session, the September Nymex contract was up another 23.7 cents to $8.439/MMBtu as of around 8:45…
F-Word Rattles Natural Gas Futures Again Despite No Change to Operations Plans; Cash Mixed
It appears every time someone utters the word “Freeport,” the natural gas market gets itself into a tizzy. This time, though, the latest development in the wake of the LNG terminal’s explosion earlier this summer did nothing to alter its planned restart and thus should have had little influence over prices. At A Glance: Freeport…
New Fortress Developing Quick Turnaround LNG in Mexico to Meet Rising Natural Gas Demand
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) is looking to develop up to four fast LNG (FLNG) projects offshore Mexico’s Gulf Coast amid the global natural gas supply crunch, management said during an earnings call last week. This is in addition to the company’s first FLNG project currently under development offshore Louisiana. At the port of Altamira,…
NS1 Natural Gas Exports to Europe, UK Hit Lowest Level in Nearly 40 Years
Russia’s natural gas exports to the European Union (EU) and UK plummeted during the first seven months of the year, hitting their lowest point in decades on one route last month, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said this week, citing data from Refinitiv Eikon. The decline between January and July comes as no surprise as…
Traders Mull Less Intense August Heat as Natural Gas Futures Called Slightly Higher
Natural gas futures were trading slightly higher early Wednesday as updated forecasts continued to point to a milder August pattern following the intense heat experienced earlier in the summer. The September Nymex contract was up 3.1 cents to $7.864/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The latest weather model runs maintained cooler trends that developed over…
Sempra Eyeing Potential Participation in Three Mexico LNG Projects
San Diego-based Sempra’s whirlwind of LNG and equity agreements includes the potential to develop up to three different natural gas export projects on Mexico’s Pacific coast. CEO Jeff Martin said last week that “significant growth drivers” were influential for the Sempra Infrastructure subsidiary formed last year to expand liquefied natural gas exports, net-zero fuels and…
Europe on Track to Replenish Natural Gas Storage Inventories for Winter – LNG Recap
A steady supply of LNG continues to arrive in Europe, keeping the continent on track to have storage inventories filled to 80% of capacity by November. Natural gas prices in Europe and the UK declined Monday. European storage inventories are at nearly 72% of capacity, or just above the five-year average. Russian gas flows to…
Pembina Eyes Canada LNG, Montney for Future Growth
Pembina Pipeline Corp. management predicted “meaningful” growth after robust second quarter activity and advancement of some key infrastructure projects. CEO Scott Burrows said the second quarter was an indicator of the upward trajectory for the company, supported by growth in natural gas liquid volumes “across many of Pembina’s systems.” Support for Canadian LNG projects also…