Natural gas imports into Mexico from West Texas rose this week amid favorable pricing and ample supply.

Natural gas futures sunk lower as U.S. production remained above 100 Bcf/d. After three straight losses, the September New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures contract settled at $2.565/MMBtu on Thursday, up 8.8 cents on the day.

Mexico pipeline imports from the United States for the 10 days through Thursday averaged 6.90 Bcf/d, according to NGI Data. The average for South Texas flows was 4.15 Bcf/d. West Texas flows gained about 100 MMcf/d over the previous 10-day period, hitting 1.91 Bcf/d. California and Arizona flows averaged 0.53 Bcf/d and 0.31 Bcf/d, respectively, over the last 10 days. 

July ended with higher average demand than June, at 7.03 Bcf/d compared to 6.98...