April 25, 2024 18:28 GMT
Natural Gas End of Day Summary: Henry Hub Slides
NATGAS
Henry Hub is trading lower on the day, driven by a slightly higher than expected build in US gas storage inventories.
- US Natgas MAY 24 down 0.9% at 1.64$/mmbtu
- US Natgas OCT 24 up 1% at 2.57$/mmbtu
- The EIA weekly gas inventories for the week ending Apr. 19 showed an injection of 92bcf compared to the expectation for an injection of 89bcf according to a Bloomberg survey and the seasonal normal injection of 58bcf.
- Feedgas flow to US LNG export terminals are estimated back down to 11.3bcf/d according to Bloomberg as the Freeport terminal struggles to restart.
- The US Freeport LNG export terminal reported a trip on the third liquefaction train according to a TCEQ filing yesterday.
- US domestic natural gas production edged back up to 98.7bcf/d yesterday according to Bloomberg and back closer to the average of 99.1bcf/d from the previous week.
- Natural gas demand is again slightly higher at 70.8bcf/d today according to Bloomberg.
- The LNG vessel the Arctic Voyager has pulled into a jetty at Norway’s 4.3mtpa Hammerfest LNG plant Apr. 25 according to ICIS.
- Europe will need to attract more ‘flexible’ LNG this summer as supply agreements expire, according to BNEF.
- The European Commission’s next sanctions package is expected to propose restrictions on Russian LNG for the first time: Reuters.
- Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project has continued running despite US sanctions, albeit well below capacity, Bloomberg said.
- The long-term demand outlook for both natural gas and LNG remains very encouraging: Baker Hughes
- Argentina’s state-run Enarsa awarded its second LNG tender of 2024 to two companies: Platts.
- Aggressive European bids have been met with scarce selling interest as sellers in the global LNG market wait for stronger demand, sources told Platts.
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