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Mexico’s Sheinbaum Promises Energy Continuity Amid Sector Challenges 

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Promises Energy Continuity Amid Sector Challenges 

With only weeks remaining until Mexico’s June 2 presidential election, members of the energy industry are weighing in on what the sector might look like during an administration led by Claudia Sheinbaum of the Morena coalition, who has a commanding lead in national polls.    On the campaign trail, Sheinbaum has explained that she would continue…

April 24, 2024
Natural Gas Futures Flop as Market Eyes LNG Weakness — MidDay Market Snapshot

Natural Gas Futures Flop as Market Eyes LNG Weakness — MidDay Market Snapshot

Amid signs of ongoing issues at a major U.S. LNG export terminal, and with physical market prices pointing to weak near-term fundamentals, natural gas futures were headed for heavy losses as of midday trading Wednesday.  Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures down 13.2 cents to $1.680/MMBtu as of 2:11 p.m. ET Day-ahead Henry Hub prices…

April 24, 2024
EQT Plans MVP Expansion to Serve Data Center Boom in Southeast

EQT Plans MVP Expansion to Serve Data Center Boom in Southeast

EQT Corp. said it would continue cutting 1 Bcf/d of production as U.S. natural gas prices remain near four-year lows, but management anticipates strong power generation demand in the coming years that has it planning an expansion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). After a seven-year battle and a congressional mandate rescued the system from…

April 24, 2024
EU Energy Watchdog Says LNG Demand Could Peak This Year

EU Energy Watchdog Says LNG Demand Could Peak This Year

The European Union’s (EU) LNG demand is likely to peak this year and buyers on the continent are likely to be over-contracted by 2030 as efforts to displace Russian natural gas over the last two years have been successful, according to the bloc’s energy watchdog.  Since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine and cut off gas…

April 24, 2024
Scorching Summer Forecast Sets Stage for Strong Natural Gas Demand, Price Recovery

Scorching Summer Forecast Sets Stage for Strong Natural Gas Demand, Price Recovery

From Texas to both corners of the North, the National Weather Service (NWS) now expects above-average summer heat across the vast majority of the country this summer – a welcome development for natural gas bulls. If the outlook proved accurate, it would drive sustained elevated gas demand for the first time in 2024, helping to…

April 24, 2024
Eagle Ford, SCOOP/STACK Said Ripe for Consolidation While Natural Gas Prices Low

Eagle Ford, SCOOP/STACK Said Ripe for Consolidation While Natural Gas Prices Low

Privately held exploration and production (E&P) firms in the Eagle Ford Shale and Midcontinent regions could prove attractive targets for public producers seeking exposure to future strengthening of natural gas prices, according to Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR). EIR’s Andrew Dittmar, principal analyst, highlighted the Eagle Ford, the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) and the…

April 24, 2024
Natural Gas Futures Pull Back Early as Market Continues to Mull Mild Temps, Weak Production

Natural Gas Futures Pull Back Early as Market Continues to Mull Mild Temps, Weak Production

After advancing over the previous two sessions, natural gas futures pulled back in early trading Wednesday as mild shoulder season weather continued to dampen the outlook despite continued production restraint. The May Nymex contract, set to expire later this week, was down 5.3 cents to $1.759/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. June was down to…

April 24, 2024
Natural Gas Futures Climb for Second Day as Maintenance Sends Output Lower

Natural Gas Futures Climb for Second Day as Maintenance Sends Output Lower

Natural gas futures finished higher Tuesday after a choppy session that began in the red, supported by a rebound in U.S. LNG exports and a blitz of pipeline maintenance that sent gas production estimates lower. At A Glance: West Texas prices flip positive MVP pipeline ready to start in May Production falls below 97 Bcf/d…

April 23, 2024
How Does Vaca Muerta Reach Potential? Through LNG, Industry Says

How Does Vaca Muerta Reach Potential? Through LNG, Industry Says

Argentina’s vast natural gas resources would only be fully developed with an LNG export facility, according to experts who spoke at a recent energy conference. “Clearly we think we need to develop the regional market,” said Pampa Energía’s director of commercialization and midstream, Santiago Patrón. The executive at one of Argentina’s top natural gas producers…

April 23, 2024
Texas LNG Plans to Start Construction This Year After EQT Tolling Deal Expanded

Texas LNG Plans to Start Construction This Year After EQT Tolling Deal Expanded

EQT Corp. has expanded an agreement to ultimately give it 2 million metric tons/year (mmty) of natural gas liquefaction capacity at Glenfarne Energy Transition LLC’s proposed export plant in Brownsville, TX. EQT, the largest U.S. natural gas producer, has signed another heads of agreement with Glenfarne for 1.5 mmty of tolling capacity at Texas LNG…

April 23, 2024