LNG Insight

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe surged during the first four months of 2022 as countries across the continent clamored for American supplies amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday. The demand trend, well established, continues as countries throughout Europe try to wean themselves of Russian gas…

Shell plc’s decarbonization agreement with two Japanese liquefied natural gas (LNG) customers could increase the use of low-carbon alternatives within the decade. Tokyo Gas Co. and Osaka Gas Co. have signed a nonbinding framework with Shell’s Singapore-based subsidiary to consider natural gas and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) projects. Each Japanese company plans to…

European natural gas prices continued their decline Tuesday as storage inventories on the continent appeared on track to fill by the end of summer. The prompt Title Transfer Facility (TTF) contract has shed nearly $5 over the last week. While liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrivals have slowed somewhat, they remain well above deliveries at this…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Patrick Rau, director of strategy and research, analyzes international efforts to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) output and diversify energy supplies.  Rau focuses on expanding U.S. and Mexico LNG export projects and whether U.S. natural gas producers can meet the…

Energy Transfer LP (ET) said Monday it has agreed to supply a Chinese utility with 0.7 million metric tons/year (mmty) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its proposed Lake Charles LNG export terminal in Louisiana.  The 25-year deal between Energy Transfer LNG Export LLC and a subsidiary of China Gas Holdings Ltd. is the fifth…

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Israel has released a new bid round for offshore natural gas exploration licenses as it moves to aid Europe and boost its position as a regional energy hub. Israel’s Ministry of Energy has mapped around 25 exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea that will be grouped into six clusters for bid. The process could officially…

Having entered the summer cooling season at sharply elevated price levels, natural gas forwards pulled back during the May 25-June 1 trading period as the market continued to try to price in risks posed by lagging domestic inventories, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Fixed price declines of around 25-45 cents for July delivery were the…

The wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes headed to Europe has started to slow as storage on the continent rises, but there are signs that extreme prices could be delaying an anticipated ramp up from Asian buyers. Instead, more volumes of LNG have been steadily heading to destinations like Brazil, according to research from…