April 29, 2024 18:31 GMT
Natural Gas End of Day Summary: Henry Hub Highest Since Feb. 5
NATGAS
Henry Hub front month is set for its highest close since Feb. 5, as returning flows to Freeport LNG is boosting demand.
- US Natgas JUN 24 up 5.5% at 2.03$/mmbtu
- US Natgas NOV 24 up 2.8% at 3.02$/mmbtu
- Feedgas flow to US LNG export terminals are estimated back up to 12.92bcf/d according to Bloomberg, the highest since April 4.
- Freeport LNG restarted one liquefaction train over the weekend according to Bloomberg sources as feedgas to the facility rose to the highest since April 9 at 0.83bcf/d today.
- US domestic natural gas production is today estimated at 97.9bcf/d today according to Bloomberg compared to an average of 98.4bcf/d in the last week and 99.6bcf/d so far in April.
- Natural gas demand averaged just above the normal for the time of year of about 67bcf/d last week.
- The CEOs of Italian TSO Snam and utility Edson consider the short-term gas price outlook for Europe “calm”, but warn the market remains fragile, Montel said.
- Russia is expected to miss its ambitious LNG production target to commission 100m mt by 2030 by as much as 60m mt: Rystad Energy.
- Belgium is looking for EU countries to ban transhipments of Russian LNG at European ports according to Montel.
- Greece imported no LNG in April for the first time in 5-years as prices become uneconomical.
- Turkey is in talks with ExxonMobil for a multibillion-dollar LNG deal to help cut dependence on Russian energy: Reuters citing the FT.
- BP agreed a an 11-year LNG sale and purchase agreement with Korea Gas for 9.8m mt.
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