LNG

July 27 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports are maintaining their current momentum, with six cargoes departing in the past week and two more being lifted through July 26 at the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana and the Cove Point facility in Maryland. The six LNG carriers had capacity for 21.4 billion cubic feet and four left from Sabine Pass and two from Cove Point, according to a US Energy Information Administration report. Of the two other loading tankers with a combined 6.8 Bcf of capacity, one was at each of the terminals. The EIA report said that US natural gas spot prices rose at most locations. The Henry Hub price was last at $2.77 per million British thermal units. At the Algonquin Citygate for Boston, prices went up 11 cents to $2.82 per MMBtu and at the Transcontinental Pipeline Zone 6 trading point for New York City prices rose 5 cents to $2.88 per MMBtu. The Tennessee Zone 4 Marcellus shale-gas prices continued to trade at a discount to the Henry Hub at $2.26 per MMBtu.