September 13, 2024 11:26 GMT
LNG: US LNG Export Cargoes Fell to 23 in Week Ahead of Francine Arrival
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The number of US LNG export cargoes fell to 23 in the week to Sept. 11, according to the EIA, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Francine in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane.
- US exported 25 cargoes the previous week. Total capacity of the vessels was at 87bcf compared to 94bcf last week based on Bloomberg data.
- Average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals increased 0.3bcf/d to 13.4bcf/d, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights data.
- Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased by 0.2% (less than 0.1bcf/d) to 8.0bcf/d while deliveries to South Texas increased 3.8% (0.2bcf/d) to 4.4bcf/d.
- Gas flows to the seven operational US LNG export plants has remained relatively unchanged since Wednesday at 11.9bcf/d today, according to BNEF. Supply to Cameron LNG is still below half normal levels after dropping earlier this week ahead of Hurricane Francine.
- Asia continues to be the premium market for US LNG until February 2025 with Mar 2025 showing a small premium to Europe, according to BNEF. For October delivery, profitability of US LNG exports to Asia is $10.02/mmbtu and to Europe is $8.49/mmbtu.
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