EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 26 LNG vessels is 100 Bcf.
This compares to 28 LNG vessels and 106 Bcf in the week ending August 27.
Natural gas deliveries drop
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals decreased 0.3 Bcf/d from last week to 16.1 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana fell 0.5 percent (0.1 Bcf/d), while natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas fell by 5.9 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 shipped five cargoes, and the Freeport LNG terminal shipped four cargoes.
Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal sent three cargoes, and Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility sent two cargoes.
The Cove Point LNG facility and the Elba Island LNG facility did not ship cargoes during the week under review.
Henry Hub climbs
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price rose 12 cents from $2.88 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The October 2025 NYMEX contract price increased to $3.064/MMBtu, up 18 cents from last Wednesday to this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging October 2025 through September 2026 futures contracts climbed 10 cents to $3.725/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $10.87/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures decreased this week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia decreased 25 cents to a weekly average of $11.22/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 50 cents to a weekly average of $10.87/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending September 4, 2024), the prices were $13.93/MMBtu in East Asia and $12.28/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
