EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 31 LNG vessels is 118 Bcf.
This compares to 24 LNG vessels and 92 Bcf in the week ending September 17.
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 16.3 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased 2.3 percent (0.3 Bcf/d), and deliveries to terminals in South Texas rose 10.7 percent (0.5 Bcf/d).
EIA said that natural gas deliveries to terminals outside the Gulf Coast fell 48.5 percent (0.5 Bcf/d), driven by planned maintenance at the Cove Point facility in Maryland.
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, Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal shipped four cargoes, while the Freeport LNG terminal and Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility each sent three cargoes.
Also, the Cove Point LNG facility and the Elba Island LNG facility each shipped one cargo during the week under review.
Henry Hub down
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price fell 32 cents from $3.20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $2.88/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the October 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 24 cents, from $3.100/MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.858/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging October 2025 through September 2026 futures contracts declined 16 cents to $3.596/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.14/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 5 cents to a weekly average of $11.35/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 4 cents to a weekly average of $11.14/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending September 25, 2024), the prices were $13.03/MMBtu in East Asia and $11.54/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.
