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EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 29 LNG vessels is 110 Bcf.
This compares to 30 LNG vessels and 113 Bcf in the week ending August 6.
Natural gas deliveries up
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals increased 0.5 Bcf/d from last week to 16.8 Bcf/d.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased by 1.9 percent (0.2 Bcf/d) to 11.3 Bcf/d, while natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas increased by 6.3 percent (0.3 Bcf/d) to 4.5 Bcf/d.
EIA said natural gas deliveries to terminals outside the Gulf Coast remained essentially unchanged at 1.1 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, Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal shipped five cargoes, while the Freeport LNG terminal and Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal each sent four cargoes.
Also, Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility sent three cargoes and the Elba Island facility sent one cargo during the week under review.
The Cove Point LNG facility did not ship cargoes this week.
Henry Hub down
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price decreased 10 cents from $3.02 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $2.92/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the September 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 25 cents, from $3.077/MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.828/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EAI said the price of the 12-month strip averaging September 2025 through August 2026 futures contracts declined 19 cents to $3.575/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.18/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 6 cents to a weekly average of $11.93/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands decreased 43 cents to a weekly average of $11.18/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending August 14, 2024), the prices were $12.62/MMBtu in East Asia and $12.76/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.