LNG

June 1 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports decreased last week as four carriers departed with cargo capacity of 14.4 billion cubic feet compared with five shipments the previous week. The carriers left the Sabine Pass export plant in Louisiana between May 24 through May 30, while another vessel was preparing to lift a cargo from the Cove Point facility in Maryland owned by Dominion Energy, according to the weekly report of the US Energy Information Administration. The EIA said spot natural gas prices fell across the Lower 48 states with the benchmark Henry Hub dropping to around $2.83 per million British thermal units. At the Chicago Citygate, prices declined to $2.66 per MMBtu and prices at Pacific Gas and Electricity Citygate in Northern California were also down at around $3.03 per MMBtu. Shale-gas prices at Dominion South in northwest Pennsylvania rose 17 cents from $2.23 per MMBtu to $2.40 per MMBtu.