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EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 30 LNG vessels is 112 Bcf.
This compares to 32 LNG vessels and 122 Bcf in the week ending October 1.
EIA noted for the second week 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.
During the week under review, Cheniere’s Sabine Pass plant shipped eight LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent five shipments, according to the report.
Moreover, Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal sent seven shipments, and the Freeport LNG terminal shipped four cargoes.
Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal and Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility each shipped three cargoes during the week under review.
There were no shipments from the Cove Point LNG facility and the Elba Island LNG facility.
Henry Hub climbs
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price rose 9 cents from $3.24 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.33/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the November 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 14 cents, from $3.476/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.333/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EIA said the price of the 12-month strip averaging November 2025 through October 2026 futures contracts remained the same Wednesday to Wednesday at $3.898/MMBtu.
TTF averaged $11.10/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures were mixed this week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia decreased 9 cents to a weekly average of $11.09/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 12 cents to a weekly average of $11.10/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending October 9, 2024), the prices were $13.10/MMBtu in East Asia and $12.78/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.