Moody’s Investors Service said in a note Friday it expects crude oil production from Mexican national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to rise by 1% in 2019.
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More Warmth in Forecasts, Paltry Storage Draw Pressure Natural Gas Futures, Cash
The April Nymex natural gas futures contract made a splash on its first day at the front of the curve. The prompt month cannon-balled on more major revisions to weather forecasts, shedding some 8.5 cents on Thursday to settle at $1.752/MMBtu. May dropped 8.0 cents to $1.800.
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Q&A with John B. McNeece III on Mexico’s Natural Gas Market Development
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico’s natural gas market reform, is offering the following question-and-answer (Q&A) column as part of a regular interview series with experts in the Mexican natural gas market.
March Nymex Natural Gas Settles at Four-Year Low as Weather Remains Unsupportive; Cash Edges Higher
With brief snaps of cold air expected to continue popping up across the United States into the early part of next month, natural gas bulls took the cue to lift the expiring March Nymex gas futures contract to a $1.880/MMBtu intraday high before aggressive selling into the close pushed the contract down to $1.821, off 2.6 cents day/day. April, which takes over the prompt-month position on Thursday, fell 1.4 cents to $1.837.
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New Path Fails to Change Old Trends at Mexico’s Pemex
Mexico’s state oil and gas giant Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was able to stabilize quarterly oil production in the fourth quarter at 1.69 million b/d, but 2019 production fell 7% on a year/year comparison to 1.68 million b/d, the company said in its fourth quarter earnings report.
Natural Gas Traders Unswayed by Latest Warm Revisions to Weather Outlooks; Cash Rebounds
As oil prices sunk below $50/bbl and stock markets took another nosedive, natural gas futures traders took a breather on Tuesday. With little change to the overall weather picture, the March Nymex gas futures contract closed a rather quiet session at $1.847/MMBtu, up 2.0 cents day/day. April climbed eight-tenths of a cent to $1.851.
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New Fortress on Track with Mexico LNG Import Plant for Baja California Sur
U.S. firm New Fortress Energy (NFE) is advancing construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regasification terminal in the port of Pichilingue, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Warm Weather Keeping Tight Grip on U.S. Natural Gas Futures, Cash
After taking a few steps back last week, natural gas futures moved more convincingly lower on Monday following further warming in the latest weather models. The March Nymex gas futures contract settled at $1.827/MMBtu, down 7.8 cents from Friday’s close. April dropped 7.4 cents to $1.843.
Energy Reform Architects Under Fire in AMLO’s Corruption Fight
First, the poster boy of Mexico’s energy reform, Emilio Lozoya, was arrested in Spain where he is now awaiting extradition. Then the Wall Street Journal reported that the architect of the reform, former President Enrique Peña, is likely to be investigated by Mexico judicial authorities, which could make him the first Mexican president in a century to face such inquiries.
Natural Gas Fall as Long-Range Outlook Warms; Cash Slides on Milder Temperatures
Natural gas futures continued to slide Friday on further warmer trends in the latest weather models, crushing any hopes that bulls had for a return to $2 gas. The March Nymex gas futures contract settled at $1.905/MMBtu, down 1.5 cents from Thursday’s close. April slipped 1.4 cents to $1.917.