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EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 32 LNG vessels is 122 Bcf.
This compares to 31 LNG vessels and 119 Bcf in the week ending September 24.
EIA noted that it “will be able to operate for a period of time during the lapse in appropriations.”
The agency said that certain sections of the natural gas weekly update are currently unavailable.
The affected sections include the LNG pipeline receipts section.
Data from S&P Global Commodity Insights previously showed that average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals in the week ending September 24 increased 0.1 Bcf/d from the prior week to 16.3 Bcf/d.
During the week under review, Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant shipped nine LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent five shipments, according to the report.
Moreover, Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal and the Freeport LNG terminal each shipped five cargoes, while Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal shipped four cargoes.
Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility shipped three cargoes, and the Elba Island LNG facility shipped one cargo during the week under review.
There were no shipments from the Cove Point LNG facility.
Henry Hub climbs
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price rose 36 cents from $2.88 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.24/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The October 2025 NYMEX contract expired Friday at $2.835/MMBtu, down 2 cents from last Wednesday.
EIA said the November 2025 NYMEX contract price increased to $3.476/MMBtu, up 34 cents from last Wednesday to this Wednesday.
The price of the 12-month strip averaging November 2025 through October 2026 futures contracts climbed 22 cents to $3.898/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $10.99/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 17 cents to a weekly average of $11.17/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 15 cents to a weekly average of $10.99/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending October 2, 2024), the prices were $13.16/MMBtu in East Asia and $12.58/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.