Natural gas futures eased lower at the front of the curve early Friday as the market continued to assess balances following updated storage data that landed in line with expectations. The May Nymex contract was down 2.6 cents to $1.731/MMBtu at around 8:30 a.m. ET. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported a…
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Natural Gas Futures Hold Onto Weather-Driven Gains as Storage Print Comes In-Line
Natural gas futures gained on Thursday, supported by colder forecasts for next week and a government inventory report that showed supplies did not grow faster than expected. At A Glance: EIA reports 50 Bcf injection Forecasts colder for next week Production at 97.8 Bcf/d Coming off two days of price volatility caused in part by…
Oman Continues LNG Supply Push With Two New Deals – Three Things to Know About the LNG Market
NO. 1: Feed gas deliveries to U.S. LNG export plants ticked back up on Thursday after recent downturns as maintenance season gets underway. Overall, U.S. feed gas demand was nominated at 10.8 Bcf, up 5% from Wednesday. Nominations for the Freeport liquefied natural gas export terminal in Texas on Thursday were at 276 MMcf, or…
ExxonMobil Greenlights Another Stabroek Project Offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil keeps powering ahead in its offshore Guyana program even as a contract dispute and geopolitical tensions cast a shadow over the oil-rich project. The company made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development, its sixth project on the offshore Stabroek block. It has the necessary approvals in place and the offshore platform is…
Federal Onshore Natural Gas, Oil Drilling Costs Rising as Interior Updates ‘Outdated’ Rules
The Biden administration earlier this month finalized revamped onshore natural gas and oil leasing rules, increasing the royalty rates and, for the first time in 60 years, bumping up the cost for bonding requirements. The Department of Interior’s Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process final rule revised regulations under the purview of the Bureau of…
May Natural Gas Futures Jump After Storage Print Lands Near Expectations
Utilities injected 50 Bcf of natural gas into storage for the week ended April 12, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Thursday. The result, near market expectations and avoiding the previous week’s bearish print, sent futures higher. Ahead of the 10:30 a.m. ET government report, May Nymex futures were trading 4.9 cents higher…
From LNG to Data Centers, Kinder Morgan Bullish on Natural Gas Growth
Producers of natural gas may be struggling with low prices, but for pipeline operators like Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), the outlook is anything but bearish. The Houston-based midstreamer, which transports about 40% of the natural gas consumed in the United States, kicked off the first quarter earnings season with stellar results and a positive message…
Portion of Plaquemines LNG’s 2 Bcf/d Pipeline Project Ready for Service, Venture Global Says
The chances of feed gas being introduced to Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Plaquemines LNG project by the end of the year could be rising as the firm awaits approval to place a portion of its pipeline in service. Venture Global asked FERC to allow it to begin introducing natural gas to the 11.7-mile, 42-inch diameter…
March CPI Data Show Energy Inflation Reawakened Despite Depressed Natural Gas Prices
Stable natural gas prices were not enough to offset spikes in other energy costs in March, pushing the government’s measure of energy prices higher for the first time in a year. The U.S. Department of Labor said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased at a rate of 3.5% in the 12-month period through March. That…
With Production Lower, Natural Gas Futures Climb Ahead of EIA Storage Print
Natural gas futures hovered in positive territory early Thursday as traders assessed a mixed weather outlook against continued lighter production readings while they awaited the latest government inventory data. Following a 2.0-cent loss Wednesday, the May Nymex contract was up 5.0 cents to $1.762/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. The federal storage report is slated…