LNG

Mar 11 (LNGJ) - The US Energy Information Administration expects the Henry Hub benchmark natural gas spot price, which averaged $4.39 per million British thermal units in 2014 to average $3.07 per MMBtu in 2015 and $3.48/MMBtu in 2016, according to its latest Outlook. Regarding the North Sea Brent crude oil price, closely linked to the Japanese pricing for long-term LNG supply contracts, it averaged $58 per barrel in February, an increase of $10 per barrel from the January average. The EIA forecasts that Brent crude will average $59 per barrel in 2015 and $75 per barrel in 2016.