EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 28 LNG vessels is 106 Bcf.
This compares to 31 LNG vessels and 116 Bcf in the week ending August 20.
Natural gas deliveries up
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals increased 0.9 Bcf/d from last week to 16.4 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana rose 7.6 percent (0.8 Bcf/d), while natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas rose by 5.3 percent (0.2 Bcf/d).
EIA said that natural gas deliveries to terminals outside the Gulf Coast remained essentially unchanged at 1.1 Bcf/d this week.
During the week under review, Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant shipped eight LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent four shipments.
Moreover, Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal and the Freeport LNG terminal each shipped four cargoes, while Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal and Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility each sent three cargoes.
Also, the Cove Point LNG facility sent two cargoes during the week under review.
The Elba Island LNG facility sent one cargo this week.
Henry Hub climbs
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price rose 7 cents from $2.81 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $2.88/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The September 2025 NYMEX contract expired this Wednesday at $2.867/MMBtu, up 12 cents from last Wednesday.
EIA said that the October 2025 NYMEX contract price increased to $2.886/MMBtu, up 4 cents from last Wednesday to this Wednesday.
The price of the 12-month strip averaging October 2025 through September 2026 futures contracts climbed 3 cents to $3.622/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.37/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures rose this report week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia increased 12 cents to a weekly average of $11.47/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 60 cents to a weekly average of $11.37/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending August 28, 2024), the prices were $13.90/MMBtu in East Asia and $12.32/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
