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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 113 Bcf.
The agency did not release its weekly report in the prior week due to holidays.
US LNG terminals shipped 28 cargoes in the week ending June 11.
Natural gas deliveries up
According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals rose 1.4 percent (0.2 Bcf/d) to end at 14.9 Bcf/d this week.
Natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Louisiana increased 0.9 percent (0.1 Bcf/d) to 9.2 Bcf/d, and natural gas deliveries to terminals in South Texas increased 2.6 percent (0.1 Bcf/d), averaging 4.5 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 six LNG cargoes, and the company’s Corpus Christi facility sent four shipments.
Moreover, the Freeport LNG terminal sent five cargoes, while Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines terminal and Sempra Infrastructure’s Cameron LNG terminal each sent four cargoes.
Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility and the Cove Point terminal each shipped three cargoes, and the Elba Island facility sent one cargo during the week under review.
Henry Hub down
EIA reported that the Henry Hub spot price decreased by 22 cents from $3.48 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.26/MMBtu this Wednesday.
The price of the July 2025 NYMEX contract decreased 58 cents, from $3.989/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.406/MMBtu this Wednesday.
EIA said he price of the 12-month strip averaging July 2025 through June 2026 futures contracts declined 31 cents to $4.062/MMBtu.
The July contract expired on Thursday.
TTF averaged $12.95/MMBtu
The agency said that international natural gas futures increased this report week.
Bloomberg Finance reported that average front-month futures prices for LNG cargoes in East Asia increased 66 cents to a weekly average of $13.94/MMBtu.
Natural gas futures for delivery at the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands increased 11 cents to a weekly average of $12.95/MMBtu.
In the same week last year (week ending June 26, 2024), the prices were $12.61/MMBtu in East Asia and $10.75/MMBtu at TTF, EIA said.