LNG

May 4 (LNGJ) - US LNG export levels were steady at the two plants in operation, Sabine Pass in Louisiana and Cove Point in Maryland. Five LNG carriers with a combined capacity of 17.8 billion cubic feet departed from the Sabine Pass plant in the week through May 2 while two other vessels with capacity of 7.1 Bcf were lifting cargoes. One carrier with 3.5 Bcf of capacity was loading at the Dominion Energy Cove Point terminal on Chesapeake Bay. At the same time natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico increased 2 percent and spot LNG prices were lower across most of the country, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly report. The benchmark Henry Hub spot price was last at $2.73 per million British thermal units. The report showed that shale-gas prices were at $2.20 per MMBtu on the Dominion South pipeline in Pennsylvania.