{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/energy-october-2026-lng-supply-delivered-costs",
  "slug": "energy-october-2026-lng-supply-delivered-costs",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-09",
  "sourceDate": {
    "kind": "event",
    "value": "2026-10-06"
  },
  "sourceName": "U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "author": "Trafo Editorial",
  "tags": [
    "LNG",
    "Delivered fuel costs",
    "Energy supply"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "LNG export forecast highlights the gap between upstream gas and delivered fuel",
    "summary": "The October outlook gives an export-volume reference; buyers still need a complete delivered-cost calculation.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Export volume is projected",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The source outlook was released on 6 October 2026, with inputs finalized on 1 October; future values below are forecasts.",
          "EIA projects U.S. LNG exports of 18.6 billion cubic feet/day in 2027. This forecast is not a measurement of October exports or a guaranteed allocation to any importing market."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "U.S. Energy Information Administration — October 2026 STEO",
            "url": "https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/"
          },
          {
            "name": "EIA — October 2026 STEO archive (PDF)",
            "url": "https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/archives/oct26.pdf"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "A cargo has several cost layers",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Our analysis: an LNG buyer combines feedgas, liquefaction, shipping, regasification and local transport. Contract indexation and exchange rates can change the result even when upstream gas is cheaper. A domestic U.S. gas benchmark therefore cannot be used directly as the fuel price for an importing country’s power station."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Compare contracts at the delivery point",
        "paragraphs": [
          "For gas-fired generation planning, align the delivery point, energy unit and contract period before comparing LNG offers with pipeline gas. Include terminal access and flexibility charges. The export forecast helps frame a supply scenario; the contract and infrastructure available to the buyer determine its actual delivered cost."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Related analysis",
        "paragraphs": [
          "[How energy costs reach industrial projects](/articles/energy-cost-transmission-power-oil-aug-oct-2026)"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}