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Natural gas futures fluctuated Tuesday as traders assessed an inconsistent production recovery, a mixed domestic weather outlook, ongoing uncertainty in Europe and the looming expiration of the June contract. The June Nymex gas futures contract ultimately settled at $8.796/MMBtu, up 5.2 cents day/day. It had gained 66 cents a day earlier. The July contract ticked…

Shell plc’s energy transition strategy got a thumb’s up Tuesday from shareholders during an annual general meeting that was disrupted for hours by protestors. During a live feed of the proceedings in London, demonstrators shouted insults and sang protest songs, which led Chairman Andrew Mackenzie to formally delay the event. Before police arrived, some protestors…

Driven in part by liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, demand growth will outpace supply gains this summer, leading to higher prices year/year, FERC said in its 2022 outlook on summer energy markets. Compared with summer 2021 levels, total domestic dry natural gas production is expected to increase 3.4% this summer, while total consumption is projected…

For the first four months of 2022, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Texas’ Port of Corpus Christi were up 56.2% over the previous tonnage record set in January through April 2020, the port authority said Monday. The Port of Corpus Christi’s CEO Sean Strawbridge said “we have the table set for meeting the increasing…

Natural gas futures raced ahead Monday, snapping the two-day slump that closed out the prior week, as U.S. exports gathered more momentum and modest production offset cooler near-term weather forecasts. The June Nymex gas futures contract settled at $8.744/MMBtu, up 66.1 cents day/day. July gained 64.9 cents to $8.827. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. rose…

Natural gas prices in Europe on Monday slumped to their lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine in February as weak demand and the steady arrival of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes have combined to weigh down benchmarks.  Storage inventories are filling rapidly as the continent races to displace Russian supplies. Inventories were at about 43%…

Sempra Infrastructure has announced an initial deal with existing equity partnerships to curb emissions at its Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and potentially build a carbon capture hub in coastal Louisiana. The subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra said Monday it had secured a participation agreement with TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. to…

Cooler weekend weather model trends, dialing back expectations for early June heat, saw natural gas futures slide in early trading Monday. The June Nymex contract was down 10.9 cents to $7.974/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. July was off 11.4 cents to $8.064. The early June temperature outlook trended cooler over the weekend in the…

Driven in part by liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, demand growth will outpace supply gains this summer, leading to higher prices year/year, FERC said in its 2022 outlook on summer energy markets. Compared with summer 2021 levels, total domestic dry natural gas production is expected to increase 3.4% this summer, while total consumption is projected…