LNG Insight

Natural gas and oil operators are likely to report a return to normalcy — but not growth — when they unveil their third quarter results in the coming weeks, and demand forecasts may be hazy amid a historic hurricane season and the expanded wave of damaging Covid-19 infections.  Schlumberger Ltd., the world’s largest oilfield services…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Vessels with up to a 36-foot draft now allowed to transit Calcasieu Ship Channel (CSC) during day, allowing ballast LNG vessels to transit waterway. Fully loaded LNG vessels, with drafts of about 40 feet, unlikely to meet restrictions, but possibility remains for partially loaded ships…

A European Union (EU) blueprint released last week to reduce methane emissions will not impact the U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) industry for now because the plan does not include restrictions on emissions from foreign producers, experts told NGI. “The methane emissions policies issued by the EU would not have an immediate impact on the…

Asian and European natural gas benchmarks moved higher over the last week as winter buying heats up and supply disruptions in Australia, Norway and the United States persist.  Asian spot prices remained strong Monday after hitting their highest point in about a year last week. Meanwhile, the front-month Japan Korea Marker contract was at $6.315/MMBtu…

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels and other deep draft traffic are currently blocked from entering two major Gulf Coast waterways after an oil rig sank Saturday in the Sabine Bank Channel and a barge remains submerged in the Calcasieu Ship Channel. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said the large semi-submersible “Jasminia” rig drifted into the…

Stabilis Energy LLC sees Mexico’s small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) market growing in “double digits” in the coming years, CEO Jim Reddinger said Wednesday. The opportunities were discussed during a webinar organized by LDC Gas Forums. Although pipeline buildout in Mexico and across the U.S. border has been swift since 2014, “a lot of the…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Oil rig obstructing Calcasieu Ship Channel (CSC) has been removed. Removal of sunken recreational boat is in process. Plans for removing rock barge that sank should be finalized over the weekend. Objects are restricting tankers from loading at Cameron LNG…

Natural gas forward prices were generally higher during the Oct. 8-14 period, supported by lower production and chilly weather forecasts for some parts of the country later this month. However, the markets also faced some headwinds, namely another setback in the full recovery of Gulf Coast exports and weak demand in key Lower 48 regions.…

A proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project touted by Mexico’s government is not logistically or economically feasible under current conditions, according to Gadex consultancy co-founder Eduardo Prud’homme. The government this month unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan with five projects listed under the energy category, including a 25.2 billion-peso ($1.18 billion) gas export terminal in…