EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 29 LNG vessels is 109 Bcf.
This compares to 27 shipments and 103 Bcf in the week ending May 21.
Natural gas deliveries flat
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals stood at 15.7 Bcf/d this week, essentially unchanged from last week.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana decreased 2.3 percent (0.2 Bcf/d) to 9.8 Bcf/d, and natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas increased 5.3 percent (0.2 Bcf/d), averaging 4.7 Bcf/d.
EIA said natural gas deliveries to terminals outside the Gulf Coast remained essentially unchanged, at 1.2 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, the Freeport LNG terminal sent four cargoes, while Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines terminals and Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal each sent three cargoes.
Additionally, the Cove Point terminal dispatched two cargoes, and the Elba Island facility sent one cargo during the week under review.
Henry Hub down
EIA said that the Henry Hub spot price dropped 5 cents from $3.19 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.14/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The June 2025 NYMEX contract expired this Wednesday at $3.204/MMBtu, down 16 cents from last Wednesday.
Also, the July 2025 NYMEX contract price decreased to $3.557/MMBtu, down 18 cents from last Wednesday to this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging July 2025 through June 2026 futures contracts declined 12 cents to $4.035/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $12.15/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures further increased this report week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia increased 38 cents to a weekly average of $12.45/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 33 cents to a weekly average of $12.15/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending May 29, 2024), the prices were $12.00/MMBtu in East Asia and $10.86/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
