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A narrowing Lower 48 storage deficit saw natural gas forwards ease lower during the Oct. 7-13 trading period, even as global supply anxieties continued to ripple through the domestic market. Front-month forwards at benchmark Henry Hub closed out the trading period 8.7 cents lower week/week amid continued volatility in the market ahead of winter. The…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast in which NGI’s Patrick Rau, director of Strategy and Research, breaks down what to expect during the oil and natural gas industry’s 3Q2021 earnings calls, which are taking place during a turbulent and chaotic time. Amid a global energy supply crunch,…

As the natural gas market continued to mull the implications of a lower-than-expected weekly storage build, one that appeared to derive from a temporary drop in renewable generation, futures prices retreated in early trading Friday. After rallying 9.7 cents in the previous session, the November Nymex contract was down 10.4 cents to $5.583/MMBtu at around…

A narrowing Lower 48 storage deficit saw natural gas forwards ease lower during the Oct. 7-13 trading period, even as global supply anxieties continued to ripple through the domestic market. Front-month forwards at benchmark Henry Hub closed out the trading period 8.7 cents lower week/week amid continued volatility in the market ahead of winter. The…

The Gate liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in the Netherlands plans to add another 1 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of annual regasification capacity to serve growing demand.  The expansion would boost overall capacity at the facility to 13.5 Bcm annually, or roughly 477 Bcf/year, along with recently announced expansions. The additional send-out capacity is…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight U.S. natural gas exports are needed across the world as buyers face shortages, the Biden administration said. “There’s a natural gas shortage around the world, hence the need for the United States to continue to export natural gas,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Annual maintenance at the Cove Point LNG terminal in Maryland has concluded after 21 days. Feed gas flows to the terminal returned to their pre-work levels Tuesday. Overall, U.S. feed gas deliveries were nominated at 11.2 Bcf early Wednesday, up by roughly 1 Bcf from…

While strong, consumption of oil proved uneven through the first nine months of 2021, interrupted by outbreaks of the coronavirus Delta variant. This led the world’s largest cartel of crude producers to downgrade its demand outlook for the full year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), however, said Wednesday that lofty natural gas…

Moving the energy economy to net zero emissions is timely and costly, and the world now faces another dilemma: a natural gas market under “tremendous pressure” ahead of winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday. In launching its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO-2021), the global energy watchdog acknowledged that winter 2021/2022 is opening with…