LNG

With the market still pricing in the balance impacts of a prolonged outage at the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, traders shrugged off warmer forecast trends to send futures lower in early trading Wednesday.  The July Nymex contract was off 17.3 cents to $6.635/MMBtu as of around 8:55 a.m. ET. Both the American and…

After a sharper nosedive early Tuesday, natural gas futures recovered most ground and finished the day less than 15 cents lower than Friday’s close. Weather models drove the morning losses while technicals fueled the rebound, ultimately leaving the July Nymex futures contract 13.6 cents lower at $6.808/MMBtu. August futures fell 12.3 cents to $6.783. Spot…

ExxonMobil said Tuesday it would invest in a $29 billion project that would boost Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity from 77 million tons to 110 million tons annually. The deal comes at a time when demand is soaring, particularly in Europe, amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Irving, TX-based supermajor joined other international energy…

Venture Global LNG Inc. has secured a 20-year sales and procurement agreement (SPA) for a combined 1.5 million metric tons/year (mmty) from its two Louisiana natural gas export facilities with one of Germany’s largest energy firms.The SPA clinched by the Arlington, VA-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure company is with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. EnBW…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has put forth a 10-point policy plan it wants the Biden administration to adopt to promote U.S. oil and natural gas production – and ease the global energy crisis. “As energy costs and geopolitical instability around the world continue to rise, API is calling on policymakers to confront the global…

A drop in cooling demand expectations over the extended weekend, set against a backdrop of a prolonged outage at a major U.S. export facility, saw natural gas futures extend their losses in early trading Tuesday. Coming off a 52.0-cent plunge back on Friday, the July Nymex contract was down another 26.0 cents to $6.684/MMBtu at…

An extended outage at the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal continued to dominate the North American natural gas price outlook during the June 9-15 trading period, casting a wide shadow over regional markets from coast to coast, NGI’s Forward Look data show. The initial outage following an explosion at the 2.0 Bcf/d Freeport terminal…

News that the outage at Freeport LNG in the US will last longer than initially expected drove up the ICIS European TTF gas benchmark due to lower expected US exports. The ICIS East Asia Index (EAX) also climbed, underscoring its close ties to Europe’s prices.

Europe’s largest gas buyers continued to see cuts in Russian deliveries Friday. Germany’s Uniper SE had received roughly 40% of its nominations, while Eni SpA had received about 50% of its orders. Slovakia also reported that its flows had been cut in half. Austria and the Czech Republic have seen flows reduced, while volumes from Russia arriving in France via Germany have been cut entirely. France receives less than 20% of its gas via Germany.