US LNG news
EIA: US becomes world’s largest LNG exporter in the first half of 2022
Compared with 2H21, US LNG exports increased by 12% in 1H22, averaging 11.2 billion ft3/d, according to EIA.
NextDecade announces SPA with ExxonMobil
Under the SPA, ExxonMobil LNG Asia Pacific will purchase 1.0 million tpy of LNG, which will be supplied from the first two trains of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export project.
EIA: Freeport LNG outage shifts US supply and demand balance
According to the US Energy Information Administration, June’s LNG exports averaged a 1.5 billion ft3/d decline from May due to the Freeport LNG outage.
Golden Pass LNG selects management solution
ION Commodities will manage Golden Pass LNG’s physical and financial natural gas and LNG portfolio needs.
EIA: US LNG exports forecasted to fall
Following the Freeport outage, the US Energy Information Administration expects US LNG exports to fall by 6%.
Delfin Midstream signs LNG SPA with Vitol Inc.
Under the SPA, Delfin will supply 0.5 million tpy on a FOB basis at the Delfin Deepwater Port 40 nautical miles off the coast of Louisiana to VIC for a 15-year period.
EIA: global trade in LNG grew by 4.5% in 2021
An average of 49.0 billion ft3/d of LNG was traded globally during 2021, an increase of 2.2 billion ft3/d from 2020, according to The LNG Industry GIIGNL Annual Report 2022.
NextDecade announces SPA with Guangdong Energy Group
Under the SPA, Guangdong Energy Group will purchase approximately 1.0 million tpy of LNG indexed to Henry Hub and delivered on an ex-ship (DES) basis.
NextDecade announces SPA with China Gas
Under the 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement, China Gas will purchase 1.0 million tpy of LNG from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas, US.
Freeport LNG statement on Notice of Proposed Safety Order
The company estimates that partial liquefaction operations to will be resumed in early October 2022.