LNG

May 11 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports rose in the past week to May 9 as six LNG carriers with a combined capacity of 21 billion cubic feet departed, four tankers from the Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana and two vessels from Cove Point in Maryland. Two other shipments were also set to leave from Sabine Pass and Cove Point as a cargo was being lifted from each facility through May 10. The US Energy Information Administration said spot natural gas was trading lower at most points with the US benchmark Henry Hub at around $2.72 per million British thermal units. Prices at the Algonquin Citygate for Boston were last at $2.27 per MMBtu and at the Southern California Citygate prices dropped 50 cents to $3.12 per MMBtu. Shale-gas prices were also lower at $2.20 per MMBtu at the Dominion North point where the EIA noted a widening of the discount in prices between the Appalachian Basin and the Henry Hub.