NGI’s Hub & Flow

The United States has already taken a $29 billion hit from extreme weather events this year. With unusual weather becoming the new normal, building energy infrastructure that can survive the onslaught has become a major priority. NGI's Senior Energy Analyst, Shaylon Stolk, discusses how utilities are trying to balance the urgent need for new energy infrastructure to meet increasing demands and the long-term necessity of heavily weatherized natural gas and power grids that can adapt to the changing climate.

The world can't get U.S. LNG fast enough, but several major potential onshore U.S. liquefaction projects are saying not so fast, and are pushing out their potential FID dates. We believe there are a number of factors behind this, including the potential rise of Fast LNG.

The Haynesville and Marcellus are like the Tale of Two Cities in terms of building natural gas takeaway capacity, and new pipeline projects are being planned to accommodate rapid growth from the Haynesville. Most of that new capacity will serve LNG exports, and most of it will route through Gillis, Louisiana. But just how liquid a trading hub might Gillis become?

As winter approaches, countries throughout Europe are struggling to fill the gap in energy supply left by Russian gas. NGI Associate Editor Jacob Dick and Sr. Energy Analyst Shaylon Stolk discuss how the post-Brexit European Union is building international alliances to meet its energy needs, and how existing political tensions within the UK might be exacerbated by the energy shortage.

Waha gas typically trades at a large basis discount to the Henry Hub, and at times, prices in the Permian have been negative. Most of the industry focus is on increasing takeaway capacity to the Gulf Coast region, but what about west toward California and south to Mexico? We discuss several developments that could help increase the flow of Permian gas in those directions.

The pace of U.S. natural gas production has increased in recent months, but will the momentum continue into 2023, especially considering the potential for a U.S. recession? Longer-term, drilling inventory is the lifeblood of producers, and a growing area of concern among investors. How those shape up in the years ahead will have a major impact on future gas prices.