EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 27 LNG vessels is 101 Bcf.
This compares to 30 shipments and 115 Bcf in the week ending April 30.
Natural gas deliveries drop
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals decreased 1.3 Bcf/d from last week to 15.1 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana decreased 8 percent (0.9 Bcf/d) to 9.9 Bcf/d, and natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas decreased 9.1 percent (0.4 Bcf/d), averaging 4.1 Bcf/d.
EIA said natural gas deliveries to terminals outside the Gulf Coast were essentially unchanged at 1.2 Bcf/d this week.
During the week under review, Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant shipped six LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent four shipments.
Moreover, the Freeport LNG terminal and Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass terminal each sent four cargoes, while Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal and Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass terminal each sent three cargoes.
In addition, the Cove Point terminal shipped two cargoes and the Elba Island facility sent one cargo during the week under review.
Henry Hub up
EIA said that the Henry Hub spot price rose 5 cents from $3.12 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.17/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the June 2025 NYMEX contract increased 30 cents, from $3.326/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.621/MMBtu this Wednesday.
Also, the price of the 12-month strip averaging June 2025 through May 2026 futures contracts climbed 23 cents to $4.254/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.11/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 were essentially unchanged week over week at a weekly average of $11.30/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 26 cents to a weekly average of $11.11/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending May 8, 2024), the prices were $10.46/MMBtu in East Asia and $9.77/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
