EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 31 LNG vessels is 116 Bcf.
This compares to 29 LNG vessels and 110 Bcf in the week ending August 13.
Natural gas deliveries down
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 15.5 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana fell 7 percent (0.8 Bcf/d), while natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas fell by 12.2 percent (0.5 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 five shipments.
Moreover, Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal shipped six cargoes, while the Freeport LNG terminal shipped four cargoes and Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal sent three cargoes.
Also, Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility and the Cove Point LNG facility each sent two cargoes during the week under review.
The Elba Island LNG facility sent one cargo this week.
Henry Hub down
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price decreased 11 cents from $2.92 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $2.81/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the September 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 8 cents, from $2.828/MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.752/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging September 2025 through August 2026 futures contracts declined 7 cents to $3.501/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $10.78/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures decreased this report week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia decreased 58 cents to a weekly average of $11.35/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 40 cents to a weekly average of $10.78/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending August 21, 2024), the prices were $13.90/MMBtu in East Asia and $12.60/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
