Liquefied Henry Hub

The Repercussions of North American LNG Exports
at Home and Abroad

A multi-client study set for release in May 2013

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Liquefied Henry Hub: The Repercussions of North American LNG Exports at Home and Abroad

PIRA is introducing a new service that provides crude oil valuations for any existing or newly developed crude stream.  Though the Oil Producer Marketing Service (OPMS) was designed specifically for producers of crude oil anywhere in the world, marketers and traders of crude can also benefit from this specially tailored service.  It combines PIRA's refinery modeling capability; our unique refinery database, which has the capacity and crude run data by crude quality for every refinery in the world; and our time-tested product price and freight rate forecasts.

Not only will OPMS clients know the future value of their crude in different regional markets, they will also know which individual refineries are best suited to process the crude. Simply put, OPMS is essentially a crude oil valuation and marketing service that is designed to maximize producer revenue.

North American LNG exports will guarantee that Henry Hub plays a major role in global gas pricing. With announced liquefaction plans bearing down on 30 BCF/D (300 BCM/Y) and with nearly 5 BCF/D (50 BCM/Y) of LNG capacity already signed up by foreign buyers, North American gas balances will be tied to fluctuations in gas markets abroad. A global network of buyers and sellers will integrate North American LNG supplies within their existing portfolios and impose a completely new dynamic on North American gas markets.

In its latest study, Liquefied Henry Hub: The Repercussions of North American LNG Exports at Home and Abroad, PIRA leverages its detailed analysis of global demand by sector and supply by source to deliver a unique understanding of gas markets around the world and how they will more closely relate to Henry Hub.


 

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