LNG

The US Government forecasts that liquefied natural gas exports will be almost 85 percent higher in 2023 than they were in 2020 and that the nation’s natural gas production will increase in the next two years.

The US exported six liquefied natural gas cargoes for a second straight week as the Gulf Coast recovered from the recent hurricane, while pipeline natural gas exports to Mexico are forecast to rise and to continue displacing LNG shipments.

July 31 (LNGJ) - US LNG exports amounted to seven cargoes for a second week from the five large plants in operation. Two departed from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana, two from the Cove Point plant in Maryland and one each from Corpus Christi, Sabine Pass and Freeport, according to the Energy Information Administration. US net injections into storage totaled 26 billion cubic feet for the previous week versus the five-year (2015-2019) average net injections of 33 Bcf and last year's net injections of 56 Bcf during the same week. “Working natural gas stocks totaled 3,241 Bcf, which is 429 Bcf more than the five-year average and 626 Bcf more than last year at this time,” said the EIA.

June 5 (LNGJ) - The weekly US LNG shipments declined to 10 cargoes this week compared with 12 in the previous week. Four cargoes left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, while two departed from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas and two from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana. At the three other plants, one departed from the Freeport plant in Texas, one from Cove Point in Maryland and none from the Elba Island plant in Georgia, according to the Energy Information Administration.

May 22 (LNGJ) - The weekly US LNG shipments declined for a second week to 10 cargoes this week compared with 11 in the previous week. Four cargoes left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, while one departed from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas and three from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana. At the three other plants, one departed from the Freeport plant in Texas, one from Cove Point in Maryland and none from the Elba Island plant in Georgia, according to the Energy Information Administration.

US LNG shipments declined in the past week and pipeline natural gas exports to Mexico rose as domestic net injections into storage continued to increase and the Henry Hub benchmark spot price was 32 percent lower so far in May compared with year-ago levels.

May 8 (LNGJ) - The weekly US LNG shipments increased to 15 cargoes this week compared with 11 in the previous week. Six cargoes left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, while three departed from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas and three from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana. At the three other plants, two departed from the Freeport plant in Texas, one from Cove Point in Maryland and none from the newest facility, the Elba Island plant in Georgia, according to the Energy Information Administration.

May 1 (LNGJ) - The US shipped 11 LNG cargoes this week, which was two fewer than the previous week. Six shipments left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, while one departed from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas and one from Cove Point in Maryland. At the three other plants, one was shipped from the Freeport plant in Texas, two departed from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana and none from the newest facility, the Elba Island plant in Georgia, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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.

April 3 (LNGJ) - The US shipped 19 LNG cargoes from its export plants in the past week compared with 15 in the previous week. Nine shipments left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana, while three departed from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas. At the four other plants, three were shipped from the Freeport plant in Texas, two departed from Sempra Energy’s Cameron facility in Louisiana, two left from Dominion Energy’s Cove Point in Maryland and none from the newest facility, the Elba Island plant in Georgia, according to the Energy Information Administration.