Weekly US LNG exports dip slightly
US federal data from October 28 show the total amount of natural gas exported in liquid form declined by 1.4%, or 1bn ft3, from the previous week.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that 20 vessels laden with gas in the form of LNG left domestic export terminals between October 21 and October 27, carrying a combined 73bn ft3 of product. That volume is 1bn ft3 less than the previous week.
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Six cargoes left from the Sabine Pass terminal and three from Cameron LNG, both in Louisiana. Four each departed from Corpus Christi and Freeport in Texas. Two left from the Cove Point LNG facility in Maryland and one departed from Elba Island LNG in Georgia.
More LNG exports are possible next year. Venture Global is developing both the Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG terminals in Louisiana. Calcasieu Pass LNG is under construction and due online in 2022, while Plaquemines LNG is still pending a final investment decision.
Pipeline imports averaging 5.8bn ft3/day came in from Canada during the reporting period, the EIA said, down from the 5bn ft3/day during the previous period. Exports to Mexico, meanwhile, averaged 5.9bn ft3/day, compared to the 5.7bn ft3/day sent out during the previous reporting period.