LNG

June 8 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports rose in the past week as six carriers departed with total cargoes of 21.8 billion cubic feet compared with four shipments the previous week. Four carriers left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass export plant in Louisiana between May 31 through June 6, while two vessels departed from the Cove Point facility in Maryland owned by Dominion Energy, according to the weekly report of the US Energy Information Administration. One other tanker was lifting a cargo on June 7 at the Sabine Pass plant. The EIA said spot US natural gas prices were mixed with the benchmark Henry Hub rising to around $2.85 per million British thermal units. At the Pacific Gas and Electric Citygate in Northern California prices fell 8 cents to $2.95 per MMBtu. At the Algonquin Citygate, which serves the Boston area, prices declined 3 cents to $2.51 per MMBtu. Shale-gas prices were also mixed. At Dominion South in northwest Pennsylvania prices fell 4 cents to $2.36 per MMBtu.