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East Med LNG Prices Firm to Multi-Month High vs US Volumes: Platts

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East Mediterranean LNG prices have climbed to multi-month high against US prices, with tighter local supply and heatwaves in the region providing support, Platts said.

  • The East Med LNG market was assessed at a $1.067/MMBtu premium to FOB loading Gulf Coast cargoes, the highest since March 13.
  • Adding to the bullish sentiment is maintenance at Italy’s OLT terminal, as well as a more global tightness for LNG supply.
  • While East Med premiums have been above those in NWE, US exports to the former region have remained low.
  • Traders see swing US cargoes headed to Asia, so prices across Europe will have to be bullish for the summer to meet any demand.
  • Also in the East Med, Turkey’s Botas reserved full TurkStream pipeline capacity available at auction for Q3 of 13.1 mcm/d, in addition to the month of July’s 7.84 mcm/d for spot imports. This capacity is for Russian gas imports.

Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights

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