Pandemic-fueled summer blues set in at US Gulf Coast LNG export facilities

摘要

Weak LNG prices and unfavorable economics for deliveries to Asia and Europe suggest US export volumes will remain depressed through much if not all of the summer and perhaps beyond.Operators are pulling forward maintenance, shutting down units and working to control costs as they seek to manage the lower production levels that are symptomatic of reduced global demand and trade flow disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic.