LNG

April 17 (LNGJ) - The US shipped 17 LNG cargoes from its export plants in the past week . Seven shipments left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, while four departed from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas. At the four other plants, three were shipped from the Freeport plant in Texas, three departed from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana. However no shipments left Dominion Energy’s Cove Point in Maryland nor from the newest facility, the Elba Island plant in Georgia, according to the Energy Information Administration weekly report.

The US shipped a record 11 liquefied natural gas cargoes in the past week compared with seven in the previous week as the nation’s three facilities ramp up production and three other plants are scheduled to start commercial operations in the next three months.

Nov 30 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports amounted to seven shipments in the past week, six from the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana and one from Cove Point in Maryland, according to the weekly natural gas report from the Energy Information Administration. “Commissioning activities at the Corpus Christi liquefaction terminal in Texas continued as pipeline feedstock deliveries increased from 0.07 billion cubic feet per day in the previous week to 0.4 Bcf-0.5 Bcf per day during the past few days,” said the EIA in reference to Cheniere Energy’s second LNG plant set to start commercial services. The EIA also noted that US LNG exports in November were on track to match or exceed the previous record set in July, with 29 loaded cargoes reported through November 28.

US natural gas exports, comprising LNG shipments from Louisiana and Maryland have surged in the first half of 2018, while US pipeline supplies to Mexico rose by just 4 percent and exports to Canada were offset by a jump in imports from the northern neighbour during the winter cold snap.

June 22 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports increased to five cargoes in the past week versus four shipments the previous week. Carriers carrying a combined 18.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas departed from the United States from June 14 through June 21. Three carriers left from the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana and two from the Cove Point terminal in Maryland. according to the Energy Information Administration. Spot prices rose at most locations, with the benchmark Henry Hub at $2.95 per million British thermal units. “Most areas east of the Mississippi River were warmer, with parts of the East Coast averaging up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit higher,” said the report. Total US natural gas consumption, led by electrical power generation needs, rose by 4 percent. “Net injections to working gas totaled 91 Bcf for the week. Working natural gas stocks are 2,004 Bcf, which is 27 percent lower than the year-ago level and 20 percent lower than the five-year average,” said the EIA.