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EIA Storage Data Fails to Move Natural Gas Price Needle, but Bullish Momentum Expected Soon

EIA Storage Data Fails to Move Natural Gas Price Needle, but Bullish Momentum Expected Soon

Natural gas futures traders brush off EIA storage report Warm April keeps prices in check, but support seen by May Cash prices mixed; Algonquin experienced unplanned outage at Weymouth (again) Natural gas futures waffled in and out of the green Thursday after the weekly storage data failed to offer any surprises, and weather models maintained…

April 9, 2021
Mexico Seeking to Join Latin American Peers in Hydrogen Push

Mexico Seeking to Join Latin American Peers in Hydrogen Push

As numerous Latin American nations announce hydrogen projects with an eye toward the global market, Mexico is looking to join the party. “At a federal level, nothing is really happening,” Mexico energy expert Gonzalo Monroy told NGI’s Mexico GPI, “but there are initiatives at the local level.” One of those initiatives was the formal launch…

April 8, 2021
Natural Gas Futures Bounce on Mid-April Cold Snap; Cash Strong in West

Natural Gas Futures Bounce on Mid-April Cold Snap; Cash Strong in West

BREAKING: U.S. EIA reports an on-target 20 Bcf injection into storage inventories for the week ending April 2 Nymex natural gas holds onto early gains as power burns strengthen California snowpack levels well below-average Natural gas futures managed to hold onto early gains midweek despite little change in fundamentals. The May Nymex gas futures contract…

April 8, 2021
Mexico’s Pemex Aiming for 15% Increase in Natural Gas Production in 2021

Mexico’s Pemex Aiming for 15% Increase in Natural Gas Production in 2021

Mexican state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is forecasting a base-case scenario increase of natural gas production to 4.19 Bcf/d in 2021 from 3.64 Bcf/d realized in 2020, according to its newly released 2021-2025 business plan. For 2022, Pemex sees production reaching 4.39 Bcf/d before dropping to 4.1 Bcf/d in 2023 and 3.94 Bcf/d in…

April 7, 2021
Natural Gas Hits Technical Resistance, Erases Early Gains; Cash Up Slightly

Natural Gas Hits Technical Resistance, Erases Early Gains; Cash Up Slightly

May Nymex prices off another nickel despite slightly cooler forecast LNG still strong, but little further upside Cash recovers a bit; pipeline maintenance kicks into gear The perfect storm of factors that led to Monday’s dramatic sell-off along the Nymex natural gas futures curve reversed course on Tuesday, prompting a modest rebound in prices. However,…

April 7, 2021
U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Exports to Mexico Set to Crest This Summer

U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Exports to Mexico Set to Crest This Summer

Mexico is expected to see record imports of piped natural gas from the United States this summer as the economy recovers from the impacts of the coronavirus. Energy Aspects analysts forecast cross-border flows from the United States to Mexico this summer would average 6.3 Bcf/d, up 800 MMcf/d year/year, as demand rebounds on Mexico’s national…

April 6, 2021
Huge Drop for Natural Gas Futures on ‘Very Weak’ Power Burns

Huge Drop for Natural Gas Futures on ‘Very Weak’ Power Burns

Warmer April weather forecasts deliver blow to natural gas futures LNG still strong, but bullish bets sliding Cash slips again on light demand Natural gas futures took a dramatic fall after the Easter holiday weekend as weather forecasts shifted much warmer for the next couple of weeks. With April on pace to be warmer than…

April 6, 2021
As Pacific LNG Exports Beckon, KKR Acquiring Stakes in Sempra’s Mexico, Gulf Coast Projects

As Pacific LNG Exports Beckon, KKR Acquiring Stakes in Sempra’s Mexico, Gulf Coast Projects

Global investment firm KKR is buying a stake in a Sempra Energy business unit that manages liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Mexico and along the U.S. Gulf Coast as it anticipates growth in North American energy infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, KKR will pay  $3.37 billion for a 20% non-controlling…

April 5, 2021
Natural Gas Tumbles in Post-Easter Trading as Weather Forecasts Warm

Natural Gas Tumbles in Post-Easter Trading as Weather Forecasts Warm

Nymex natural gas futures in freefall, flirting with $2.50 Weather models turn sharply warmer Cash slides amid light Easter weekend demand A notable drop in weather-driven demand expectations over the Easter holiday weekend helped send natural gas futures tumbling early Monday. The May Nymex contract was down about 15.0 cents at midday, trading just shy…

April 5, 2021
Mexico Needs Fiscal Framework for Natural Gas Storage, Atlantic Council Energy Chairman Says (Part 2)

Mexico Needs Fiscal Framework for Natural Gas Storage, Atlantic Council Energy Chairman Says (Part 2)

Mexico needs to develop a fiscal framework for natural gas storage, Chairman David Goldwyn of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s Energy Advisory Board told NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. “I think the first thing you need is a fiscal framework which compensates people for building and having storage. And so that means you’ve got…

April 1, 2021