US natgas slips 2% as output rises after Hurricane Francine
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By Rahul Paswan and Brijesh Patel
Sept 17 (Reuters) -U.S. natural gas futures fell 2% on Tuesday after hitting amore than two-month high earlier in the session, as Gulf of Mexico producers slowly ramp up production after Hurricane Francine, easing concerns over supply and prompting some profit taking.
Front-month gas futures NGc1 for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 4.9 cents or 2% to settle at$2.324 permillion British thermal units (mmBtu).
"Now with the production coming online, the market is less concerned about tightening supply and that's been weighing the prices," said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Price Futures Group.
About 10% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was offline in the aftermath of Francine, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday. That is compared with 53% of natural gas output shut after the tropical storm barreled across the U.S. South last week.
Meanwhile, anatural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline owned by Energy Transfer ET.N caught fire in La Porte, Texas, on Monday morning, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses and prompting a widespread evacuation. The fire continues to burn itself out.
"The explosion in Houston/Deer Park was on a line carrying NGLs and although there is other gas infrastructure in the immediate area which are under force majeure or pressure reductions, we do not see it as impactful to forward markets," said Gary Cunningham, director of market research at Tradition Energy.
Financial firm LSEG estimated 134 cooling degree days (CDDs) over the next two weeks. The normal for this time of year is 94 CDDs. Meanwhile, LSEG forecast average gas demand in the Lower 48, including exports, to rise from 100.0 bcfd this week to 100.5 bcfd next week.
LSEG forecast average gas supply in the Lower 48, including exports, at 101.9 bcfd this week to 102.2 bcfd next week. LSEG said gas output in the Lower 48 U.S. states slid to an average of 102.1 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) so far in September, down from 103.2 bcfd in August.
"Nearby futures are bumping up against resistance at the $2.42 level and are likely to push higher during the next couple of sessions as speculative shorts continue to exit or roll positions forward into the deferred contracts amid production slippage, steady LNG export activity, coal to gas switching and warmer than normal temperature forecasts into month’s end," energy advisory firm Ritterbusch and Associates said in a note.
Elsewhere, Dutch and British wholesale gas prices on Tuesday morning traded slightly higher after hitting seven week lows the previous day when milder weather curbed demand. NG/EU
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Venture Global LNG signed a five-year deal with Gastrade SA to regasify up to 1 million metric tons of LNG in Greece for a five-year period beginning next year from two of its Louisiana export facilities, the company said on Tuesday.
Week ended Sep 13 | Week ended Sep 6 | Year ago Sep 13 | Five-year average Sep 13 | ||
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf): | 62 | +40 | +62 | +80 | |
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf): | 3,449 | 3,387 | 3,251 | 3,171 | |
U.S. total storage versus 5-year average | 8.8% | 9.6% | |||
Global Gas Benchmark Futures ($ per mmBtu) | Current Day | Prior Day | This Month Last Year | Prior Year Average 2023 | Five-Year Average (2018-2022) |
Henry Hub NGc1 | 2.37 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 3.60 |
Title Transfer Facility (TTF) TRNLTTFMc1 | 11.32 | 11.06 | 11.44 | 13.04 | 14.39 |
Japan Korea Marker (JKM) JKMc1 | 13.13 | 13.33 | 13.92 | 14.39 | 14.31 |
LSEG Heating (HDD), Cooling (CDD) and Total (TDD) Degree Days | |||||
Two-Week Total Forecast | Current Day | Prior Day | Prior Year | 10-Year Norm | 30-Year Norm |
U.S. GFS HDDs | 19 | 18 | - | - | 52 |
U.S. GFS CDDs | 134 | 134 | - | - | 94 |
U.S. GFS TDDs | 153 | 152 | - | - | 146 |
LSEG U.S. Weekly GFS Supply and Demand Forecasts | |||||
Prior Week | Current Week | Next Week | This Week Last Year | Five-Year (2019-2023) Average For Month | |
U.S. Supply (bcfd) | |||||
U.S. Lower 48 Dry Production | 102.1 | 101.9 | 102.2 | 103.5 | 96.5 |
U.S. Imports from Canada | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | N/A | 7.1 |
U.S. LNG Imports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total U.S. Supply | 110.1 | 109.9 | 109.9 | N/A | 103.6 |
U.S. Demand (bcfd) | |||||
U.S. Exports to Canada | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | N/A | 2.3 |
U.S. Exports to Mexico | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | N/A | 6.0 |
U.S. LNG Exports | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
U.S. Commercial | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
U.S. Residential | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
U.S. Power Plant | 39.4 | 40.2 | 40.1 | 42.1 | 36.0 |
U.S. Industrial | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.7 |
U.S. Plant Fuel | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
U.S. Pipe Distribution | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
U.S. Vehicle Fuel | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total U.S. Consumption | 77.4 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 79.4 | 80.0 |
Total U.S. Demand | 99.6 | 100.0 | 100.5 | N/A | 90.4 |
N/A is Not Available | |||||
U.S. Northwest River Forecast Center (NWRFC) at The Dalles Dam | Current Day % of Normal Forecast | Prior Day % of Normal Forecast | 2023 % of Normal Actual | 2022 % of Normal Actual | 2021 % of Normal Actual |
Apr-Sep | 74 | 75 | 83 | 107 | 81 |
Jan-Jul | 76 | 76 | 77 | 102 | 79 |
Oct-Sep | 77 | 78 | 76 | 103 | 81 |
U.S. weekly power generation percent by fuel - EIA | |||||
Week ended Sep 20 | Week ended Sep 13 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Wind | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Solar | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Hydro | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natural Gas | 47 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 37 |
Coal | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
Nuclear | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu) | |||||
Hub | Current Day | Prior Day | |||
Henry Hub NG-W-HH-SNL | 2.23 | 2.25 | |||
Transco Z6 New York NG-CG-NY-SNL | 1.86 | 1.57 | |||
PG&E Citygate NG-CG-PGE-SNL | 2.39 | 2.18 | |||
Eastern Gas (old Dominion South) NG-PCN-APP-SNL | 1.73 | 1.57 | |||
Chicago Citygate NG-CG-CH-SNL | 1.95 | 1.87 | |||
Algonquin Citygate NG-CG-BS-SNL | 2.04 | 2.12 | |||
SoCal Citygate NG-SCL-CGT-SNL | 1.63 | 1.53 | |||
Waha Hub NG-WAH-WTX-SNL | 0.89 | 1.13 | |||
AECO NG-ASH-ALB-SNL | 0.41 | 0.45 | |||
SNL U.S. Power Next-Day Prices ($ per megawatt-hour) | |||||
Hub | Current Day | Prior Day | |||
New England EL-PK-NPMS-SNL | 35 | 35.25 | |||
PJM West EL-PK-PJMW-SNL | 38 | 31.75 | |||
Ercot North EL-PK-ERTN-SNL | 25 | 29.25 | |||
Mid C EL-PK-MIDC-SNL | 30.5 | 36.75 | |||
Palo Verde EL-PK-PLVD-SNL | 9.5 | 21 | |||
SP-15 EL-PK-SP15-SNL | 15.5 | 19.25 |
Reporting by Rahul Paswan and Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Louise Heavens
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