EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 24 LNG vessels is 92 Bcf.
This compares to 34 LNG vessels and 129 Bcf in the week ending September 10.
Natural gas deliveries rise
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals increased 0.1 Bcf/d from last week to 16.2 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana decreased 1.4 percent (0.2 Bcf/d) to 10.9 Bcf/d, while natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas increased 8.8 percent (0.3 Bcf/d) to 4.2 Bcf/d.
EIA said that natural gas deliveries to terminals outside the Gulf Coast decreased 6.4 percent (0.1 Bcf/d) to 1.0 Bcf/d this week.
During the week under review, Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant shipped seven 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 and Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal each shipped three cargoes.
Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility sent two cargoes, while 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 31 cents from $2.89 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.20/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the October 2025 NYMEX contract increased 7 cents from $3.029/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.100/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging October 2025 through September 2026 futures contracts climbed 6 cents to $3.754/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.19/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures were mixed this week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia increased 9 cents to a weekly average of $11.40/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 4 cents to a weekly average of $11.19/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending September 18, 2024), the prices were $13.40/MMBtu in East Asia and $11.44/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
