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Natural gas futures recovered on Friday along with stronger export volumes and increased expectations for national cooling demand in June. The July Nymex contract rose 2.8 cents day/day and settled at $2.986/MMBtu. August gained 2.9 cents to $3.007. In its debut as the front month on Thursday, the July contract had dropped 6.9 cents following…

Energy producers and advocates in the Rockies region are looking south of the border for Pacific Coast market options as the outlook for a Western U.S. export facility appears increasingly unlikely. With development of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Oregon on pause following regulatory setbacks, the Sempra Energy-led Energia Costa Azul…

With hot weather starting to penetrate parts of the United States and export demand expected to return to near-record levels following spring maintenance, natural gas forward prices strengthened for the trading period ending May 26, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Gains were weighted to the front of the curve, with June prices rising an average…

Privately held Venture Global LNG Inc. has unveiled plans to capture and sequester up to 1 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)/year from its sites in Louisiana, making it the latest liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer to turn to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) as a way to lower its emissions profile. Arlington, VA-based Venture…

Dragged lower after a bearish government inventory report, natural gas futures plunged on Thursday after rallying more than 7.0 cents into the expiration of the June contract a day earlier. The July Nymex contract, in its debut as the front month, dropped 6.9 cents day/day and settled at $2.958/MMBtu. It had closed above $3.00 on…

With hot weather starting to penetrate parts of the United States and export demand expected to return to near-record levels following spring maintenance, natural gas forward prices strengthened for the trading period ending May 26, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Gains were weighted to the front of the curve, with June prices rising an average…

Royal Dutch Shell plc is vowing to appeal what it called a “disappointing court decision” after a Dutch court ruled the energy major had to reduce its carbon emissions in 2030 by 45%, sharply more than planned. Shell has set a goal to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the end of the decade…

Tellurian Inc. said Thursday it has signed a deal to supply a subsidiary of global commodities trader Gunvor Group Ltd. with 3 million metric tons/year (mmty) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Driftwood LNG export terminal in Louisiana.  The announcement was a major step forward for the 27.6 mmty facility proposed near Lake…

Natural gas futures on Wednesday built on the gains of a day earlier as a favorable shift in the weather-demand outlook offset expectations for a triple-digit storage injection with the federal government’s pending inventory report Thursday.  The June Nymex contract gained 7.1 cents day/day and rolled off the board after settling at $2.984/MMBtu on Wednesday.…