US LNG Producers Too Ambitious on Price

摘要

US natural gas producers expecting to net oil-indexed or UK National Balancing Point-equivalent (NBP) prices on LNG sold to end-users in Latin America may be disappointed: Presumptive customers think Henry Hub-based prices should be the basis of any deals."Buyers want Henry Hub pricing," Dwight Thompson, director of ConocoPhillips' Global Merchant LNG unit, said in San Antonio recently. "Sellers want oil parity. Perhaps somewhere in between you can find some agreement."