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EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 27 LNG vessels is 104 Bcf.
The agency did not release its weekly report in the prior week due to holidays.
US LNG terminals shipped 30 cargoes in the week ending June 25.
Natural gas deliveries up
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals rose 1 percent (0.2 Bcf/d) to end at 16 Bcf/d this week.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased 2.6 percent (0.3 Bcf/d) to 10.6 Bcf/d, while natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas decreased 1.7 percent (0.1 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 eight LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent four shipments.
Moreover, the Freeport LNG terminal and Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal each sent four cargoes, while Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal sent three cargoes.
Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility sent two shipments, and the Cove Point terminal and the Elba Island facility each sent one cargo during the week under review.
Henry Hub down
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price decreased by 5 cents from $3.13 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.08/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The July 2025 NYMEX contract expired on June 26 at $3.261/MMBtu.
Also, the price of the August 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 27 cents, from $3.488/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.214/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging August 2025 through July 2026 futures contracts declined 16 cents to $3.881/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.67/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures were mixed this report week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia decreased 6 cents to a weekly average of $13.12/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 13 cents to a weekly average of $11.67/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending July 10, 2024), the prices were $12.40/MMBtu in East Asia and $10.12/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.