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Natural gas futures were down sharply in early trading Monday, pressured by a warmer weather outlook and production coming back online following last week’s cold-related disruptions. The March Nymex contract was down 13.8 cents to $2.931/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Forecasts trended warmer over the weekend, showing a warmer than normal pattern for early…

Click here to listen to a new episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. Senior Editor Christopher Lenton, who oversees NGI’s Mexico GPI, and Mexico energy expert David Rosales discuss the evolving Mexican power market and its impacts on the natural gas industry.  Believing that transparent markets empower businesses, economies and communities, NGI works to…

The potential for oil and natural gas infrastructure development remains “significant” through 2025 as the U.S. economy recovers from Covid-19 and exports increase, according to ICF Resources Inc. In a report prepared for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), ICF said one scenario used by researchers to evaluate changes to markets and infrastructure…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Prud’homme was central to the development of Cenagas, the nation’s natural gas pipeline operator, an entity formed in 2015 as part of…

BREAKING: U.S. EIA reports withdrawal of 134 Bcf from natural gas storage for the week ended Jan. 8 Forecasts disappointed after high expectations for winter chill But lower production and rising exports supported demand In an erratic day of trading that saw natural gas futures swing between gains and losses several times, the prompt month…

Braskem Idesa said Thursday it had partially restored operations at the Etileno XXI polyethylene complex in Mexico’s Veracruz state. In December, Mexico natural gas system operator Cenagas canceled the company’s access to pipeline natural gas supply, forcing Braskem Idesa to shut down Etileno XXI, the largest petrochemicals operation in Latin America.  The Etileno plant uses…

Mexican state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported natural gas production of 3.68 Bcf/d in November 2020, down from 3.87 Bcf/d during the same month in 2019.  The figure includes production with joint-venture (JV) partners. Production from fields operated solely by Pemex fell to 3.6 Bcf/d from 3.78 Bcf/d, the national oil company said. Natural…

The June midterm elections in Mexico, set to be the country’s largest single-day election in its history, could either stall or advance President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s state-centric energy sector platform. The election would see the entire lower house being voted in, as well as numerous gubernatorial, state legislature and mayoral races. Wins for his…

New regulation over the permitting process involved in the importing and exporting of fuels in Mexico published in the country’s Official Gazette on Dec. 26 could prove harmful to competition in the Mexican energy sector. Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (Cofece), the federal economic competition commission, published a statement last week warning the rules…