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 101 Bcf in the week ending May 7.
Natural gas deliveries climb
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals increased 5 percent from last week to 15.9 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased 5 percent (0.5 Bcf/d) to 10.3 Bcf/d, and natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas increased 6.2 percent (0.3 Bcf/d), averaging 4.3 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 11 LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent four shipments.
Moreover, the Freeport LNG terminal sent four cargoes, while Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines terminals each sent three cargoes.
Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal shipped two cargoes, and the Cove Point terminal and the Elba Island facility each sent one cargo during the week under review.
Henry Hub up
EIA said that the Henry Hub spot price rose 13 cents from $3.17 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.30/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the June 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 13 cents, from $3.621/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.492/MMBtu this Wednesday.
Also, the price of the 12-month strip averaging June 2025 through May 2026 futures contracts declined 7 cents to $4.181/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.55/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 increased 16 cents to a weekly average of $11.46/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 44 cents to a weekly average of $11.55/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending May 15, 2024), the prices were $10.46/MMBtu in East Asia and $9.50/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.