Christopher Lenton

2 days ago | naturalgasintel.com | Chris Newman |Jacob Dick |Christopher Lenton

Natural gas futures were trading higher at the front of the curve early Tuesday as production estimates showed evidence of declines as a result of pipeline springtime maintenance. Coming off a 22.9-cent sell-off in Monday’s session, the May Nymex contract was up 6.2 cents to $3.078/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Estimates from Wood Mackenzie as of early Tuesday showed daily domestic production dropping to 103.6 Bcf/d, off around 2 Bcf/d day/day.

3 days ago | naturalgasintel.com | Andrew Baker |Jacob Dick |Christopher Lenton |Chris Newman

If you’ve been to a U.S.- or Mexico-focused natural gas trade show within the last two to three years, there’s a chance you may have seen a presentation by Sarah Bairstow, CEO of Mexico Pacific Ltd. (MPL). Only, as of April 16, Bairstow is no longer with MPL. Starting in May, she’ll be working for Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s Louisiana LNG, which has taken over the former Driftwood LNG export project originally proposed by Tellurian Inc.

3 days ago | naturalgasintel.com | Jamison Cocklin |Jacob Dick |Christopher Lenton |Chris Newman

LNG plant outages in Asia continued as the week got underway, keeping supplies tight in a market grappling with uncertainty amid a broader trade war. Most markets were closed Friday for the Easter holiday, and the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in Europe won’t resume trading until Tuesday. TTF gained 4% last week after falling the previous three weeks during a volatile stretch as President Trump pursued tariffs against most U.S. trading partners.

3 days ago | naturalgasintel.com | Jamison Cocklin |Jacob Dick |Christopher Lenton |Chris Newman

Global natural gas demand is expected to fall this year amid a tight market and increasing macroeconomic uncertainties, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Year/year (y/y) demand growth is forecast to slow to 1.5% in 2025, IEA said in its latest quarterly natural gas report. This year’s growth is again expected to be driven by Asia, where consumption is forecast to expand by a little more than 2%, which would be below the region’s 5.5% growth rate in 2024.

3 days ago | naturalgasintel.com | Carolyn Davis |Jacob Dick |Christopher Lenton |Chris Newman

Could this be the year that permitting natural gas projects is streamlined? It may be cautious optimism, but with a supportive administration and an industry eager to expand, permitting reform – and new gas infrastructure – could be on the table soon. NGI recently sat down with CEO Amy Andryszak of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).