Free Trial

High Demand and Production Dip Lead US Recovery after Freeport Delay

NATGAS

US Natgas recovering ground after losing 0.8$/mmbtu on news that the restart of Freeport LNG will be delayed until November.

  • US Natgas SEP 22 up 1.9% at 9.37$/mmbtu
  • US Freeport LNG aims to start in earlier Nov and return 85% of production by late November and full operation by March. Operations were previously expected to resume in October following the fire in June.
  • The missing Freeport LNG export capacity has reduced US exports from around 13bcf before the outage at the current level around 11bcf.
  • Weather forecasts are showing a return to above normal temperatures for much of the US, especially on the West Coast. Lower 48 dry gas consumption is today estimated at 71.4bcf/d compared to a normal of around 67bcf/d for this time of year.
  • Dry gas production has dipped slightly since the start of the week to 97.5bcf/d today but remains well above the 5- year range.

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.