EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 34 LNG vessels is 129 Bcf.
This compares to 30 shipments and 113 Bcf in the week ending April 9.
Based on EIA’s previous reports, this is also the highest number of weekly LNG shipments this year.
Natural gas deliveries climb
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals increased 0.2 Bcf/d from last week to 16.8 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased 2.5 percent (0.2 Bcf/d) to 11 Bcf/d, and natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas decreased by 1.7 percent (0.1 Bcf/d) to 4.6 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 ten LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent five shipments.
Moreover, the Freeport LNG terminal sent five cargoes, while Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal and Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines each shipped four cargoes.
In addition, Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass sent three cargoes, the Elba Island facility sent two cargoes, and the Cove Point terminal sent one shipment during the week under review.
Henry Hub down
EIA said that the Henry Hub spot price fell 22 cents from $3.43 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.21/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the May 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 57 cents, from $3.816/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.247/MMBtu this Wednesday.
Also, EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging May 2025 through April 2026 futures contracts declined 34 cents to $3.929/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.35/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 45 cents to a weekly average of $12.40/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 39 cents to a weekly average of $11.35/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending April 17, 2024), the prices were $10.19/MMBtu in East Asia and $9.73/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.