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NATURAL GAS WEEKLY UPDATE (Week Ending 08-06-21)

NATURAL GAS WEEKLY UPDATE (Week Ending 08-06-21)

In the News (EIA):

Brazil increases LNG imports from the United States amid its worst drought in more than 90 years:

Brazil is experiencing its worst drought in more than 90 years, leading to increased demand for electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants to compensate for reduced generation from hydropower. LNG imports, which are typically used to manage fluctuations in Brazil’s demand for natural gas, averaged 0.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and 0.7 Bcf/d in the first and second quarters of 2021 compared with average volumes of 0.2 Bcf/d over the previous five years because of the increased demand from the power generation sector. Brazil is the world’s 12th-largest economy and relies mainly on hydropower for its power generation needs. In a typical year, 65% of Brazil’s electricity is generated by hydropower plants, 20% by renewables (other than hydropower), 10% by natural gas-fired power plants, and the remaining 5% is split among coal, petroleum, and nuclear generation, according to data from Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). The power and industrial sectors are the main consumers of natural gas in Brazil. In 2016–2020, power sector demand for natural gas averaged around 1.3 Bcf/d, according to MME data. However, in 2013–2015, when Brazil experienced multi-year drought conditions, natural gas consumption by the power sector increased by 0.5 Bcf/d, or about 37%, and consumption by the industrial sector increased by about 0.1 Bcf/d, or about 12%. Over 90% of Brazil’s LNG import volumes in the first half of 2021 were from the United States. The 2021 quarterly LNG import values were the second-largest since 2015, when Brazil’s LNG imports were at all-time highs, according to Brazil Ministry of Economy’s foreign trade statistics (Comex Stat). Because of variability in demand for LNG imports, Brazil has no term contracts and procures LNG supplies in the global spot markets. In the last three years, most of Brazil’s LNG imports were sourced from the United States and Trinidad & Tobago. In 2020, domestically produced dry natural gas accounted for approximately 76% (2.5 Bcf/d) of the total domestic supply, while pipeline imports from Bolivia accounted for 20% (0.6 Bcf/d), and LNG imports for 4% (0.1 Bcf/d), according to data from Brazil’s National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels. Pipelines that deliver domestically produced natural gas and imports from Bolivia are generally utilized at full capacity, while utilization of LNG import capacity in a typical year ranges from 20% to 30%. During the previous multi-year drought (2013–2015), LNG import capacity utilization averaged around 65%. Brazil uses offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) to import LNG, which allows flexibility to move FSRU vessels between ports with existing FSRU infrastructure based on seasonal needs. The combined regasification capacity of Brazil’s four active FSRUs is 2.7 Bcf/d. Two of these FSRUs (each with a capacity of 0.7 Bcf/d) were commissioned last year as part of integrated LNG-to-power projects to serve new natural gas-fired power plants with a combined capacity 4.4 gigawatts (GW), according to the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL). The first LNG cargo was transferred to the Golar Nanook FSRU at the Porto de Sergipe I in February 2020 and to BW Magna FSRU at the Port of Açu in December 2020. However, Porto de Sergipe I had not received any LNG cargoes in the first six months of this year, and Brazil’s overall LNG import capacity utilization in the first six months of 2021 averaged 30%.

Overview:

Natural gas spot prices rose at most locations this report week (Wednesday, July 28 to Wednesday, August 4). The Henry Hub spot price rose from $4.05 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $4.12/MMBtu yesterday. The August 2021 NYMEX contract expired last Wednesday at $4.044/MMBtu. The September 2021 NYMEX contract price increased to $4.158/MMBtu, up 12¢/MMBtu from last Wednesday to yesterday. The price of the 12-month strip averaging September 2021 through August 2022 futures contracts climbed 10¢/MMBtu to $3.854/MMBtu. Net injections to working gas totaled 13 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending July 30. Working natural gas stocks totaled 2,727 Bcf, which is 17% lower than the year-ago level and 6% lower than the five-year (2016–2020) average for this week. The natural gas plant liquids composite price at Mont Belvieu, Texas, rose by 14¢/MMBtu, averaging $9.64/MMBtu for the week ending August 4. Ethane prices rose 2%, while average natural gas prices on the Houston Ship Channel remained flat week over week, causing the premium for ethane over natural gas on a heat-content-equivalent basis to rise by 10%. Ethane prices are now at the highest levels since early 2019, pushed up by rising ethylene prices, which rose 5% week over week, and are now at the highest level since the first week of May. Propane and isobutane prices rose 2%, and normal butane prices rose 1% despite the 1% decrease in Brent crude oil prices, as continuing strong international demand for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) sustains elevated U.S. exports of these fuels. Natural gasoline prices remained relatively unchanged. According to Baker Hughes, for the week ending Tuesday, July 27, the natural gas rig count decreased by 1 to 103. The number of horizontal natural-gas-directed rigs increased by 1 each in Ohio and in Pennsylvania and was offset by declines in vertical /directional rigs drilling for natural gas in other states. The number of oil-directed rigs fell by 2 to 385. Similar to natural gas rigs, the number of horizontal rigs increased, with strong gains in the Permian Basin in Texas, but it was offset by a decline in vertical/directional rigs. The total rig count decreased by 3, and it now stands at 488.

Prices/Supply/Demand:

Gulf Coast prices rise on high demand, below-normal inventories. This report week (Wednesday, July 28 to Wednesday, August 4), the Henry Hub spot price rose 7¢ from $4.05/MMBtu last Wednesday to $4.12/MMBtu yesterday. Rising prices are supported by continuing strong demand from electric power generation and LNG exports. In addition, upward shifts in the futures curve and natural gas inventories below the five-year average may be causing pressure on day-ahead prices, according to trade press. Midwest prices rise on expectations of higher electric power generation demand as a result of forecasts for above-normal temperatures. At the Chicago Citygate, the price increased 16¢ from $3.86/MMBtu last Wednesday to a weekly high of $4.02/MMBtu yesterday. Prices at the Chicago Citygate declined to a low of $3.70/MMBtu last Friday, as temperatures decreased and natural gas demand for electric power generation declined. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts a return to above-normal temperatures in the coming week, resulting in upward pressure on natural gas prices. Prices at both California hubs remain elevated because of above-normal temperatures and pipeline constraints. The price at PG&E Citygate in Northern California rose 4¢, up from $5.55/MMBtu last Wednesday to $5.59/MMBtu yesterday. The price at SoCal Citygate in Southern California decreased 36¢ from $8.31/MMBtu last Wednesday to $7.95/MMBtu yesterday. Prices at the Malin hub on the Oregon/California border, the main northern delivery point into the PG&E service territory, averaged $4.06/MMBtu throughout the week—the highest weekly average since mid-February—and ended the report week at $4.04/MMBtu, 2¢/MMBtu above last Wednesday’s price of $4.02/MMBtu. IHS Markit estimates power generation natural gas demand in the Pacific Northwest to have averaged 1.14 Bcf/d this report week, the second-highest weekly average since August 2016, reducing natural gas volumes available for onward delivery into the California market. Two pipelines delivering into the SoCal service area reported reductions in throughput. A pressure reduction on line 3000 of the SoCal Gas system, which is located on the border of Arizona and Southern California, was announced on August 2. Another pipeline that transports natural gas from the Permian basin to California, the Transwestern pipeline, announced a force majeure on August 3. Offsetting some of the reduced supply into Southern California, SoCal Gas reports maintenance at the Aliso Canyon storage facility beginning July 31, which reduced the ability to inject natural gas for storage by 295 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). Normally stocks at Aliso Canyon would build during this time of year, generating additional demand on the system, so the outage has resulted in some spare capacity in the service area. No end-date has been announced by SoCal Gas for the Aliso Canyon maintenance. Prices rise across the Northeast on expectations of above-average temperatures and strong electric power generation demand. At the Algonquin Citygate, which serves Boston-area consumers, the price went up 79¢ from $3.04/MMBtu last Wednesday to a weekly high of $3.83/MMBtu yesterday. At the Transcontinental Pipeline Zone 6 trading point for New York City, the price increased 63¢ from $3.12/MMBtu last Wednesday to a weekly high of $3.75/MMBtu yesterday. NOAA forecasts over 80% probability of above-normal temperatures in the coming week. Ongoing maintenance on Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s (TGP) Segment 315 has reduced flows along a path that moves natural gas from the Appalachian Basin production area into the New York market. During planned repairs on the Tennessee Gas pipeline near Wellsboro, PA, an issue was discovered that caused a compressor unit to be taken offline, restricting flows by up to 150 MMcf/d. Prices in the Appalachian Basin rise on higher in-region demand and increased capacity to move natural gas out of the production area. The Tennessee Zone 4 Marcellus spot price increased 89¢ from $2.72/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.61/MMBtu yesterday. The price at Eastern Gas South in southwest Pennsylvania rose 82¢ from $2.83/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.65/MMBtu yesterday. Texas Eastern received approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to resume normal operations on its southbound 30-inch system of the Texas Eastern Transmission pipeline. In a statement on July 29, Texas Eastern said they anticipated normalized flows to begin on August 4, which will initially increase throughput on the segment to 1.85 Bcf/d, an increase of more than 0.5 Bcf/d over the 1.31 Bcf/d Texas Eastern reported as southbound capacity on August 3. The restrictions on Texas Eastern, which affected flows south of the Berne compressor station, began on June 2, when PHMSA denied Enbridge, the pipeline operator, a waiver extension that permitted the pipeline to operate at normal pressure. Prices in the Permian Basin production region decline on pipeline takeaway constraints. The price at the Waha Hub in West Texas, which is located near Permian Basin production activities, fell 10¢/MMBtu from $3.92/MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.82/MMBtu yesterday. The Waha discount relative to the Henry Hub expanded from 13¢/MMBtu last Wednesday to 30¢/MMBtu yesterday, because of capacity constraints on pipelines moving natural gas west into the California market (see California section above), along with planned maintenance on Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP), which transports natural gas southeast out of the Permian Basin to the Houston, Texas area. Maintenance on PHP began on August 3, and is planned to last through August 6, reducing flows by as much as 0.9 Bcf/d on some days. U.S. overall supply declines 0.2% week over week on slightly lower Canadian imports. According to data from IHS Markit, the average total supply of natural gas fell by 0.2%, or 0.2 Bcf/d, compared with the previous report week. While domestic dry natural gas production grew by 0.1% compared with the previous report week, average imports from Canada decreased by 5.5%, resulting in the net decrease. U.S. consumption of natural gas fell in all sectors this week except in the industrial sector. Mean temperatures dropped substantially across wide sections of the United States last week, resulting in total U.S. consumption of natural gas falling by 3.8%, or 2.6 Bcf/d, compared with the previous report week, according to data from IHS Markit. Average weekly natural gas consumption for power generation and residential and commercial sectors declined by 7.3% and 2.0% week to week, or 3.0 Bcf/d and 0.2 Bcf/d, respectively. Industrial sector consumption increased by 2.6% week over week, offsetting the previous week’s 1.1% decrease, and ending the week at the highest levels since the last week of May. After holding steady last week, natural gas exports to Mexico decreased 7.5% on average in the current week. Natural gas deliveries to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities (LNG pipeline receipts) averaged 10.5 Bcf/d, or 0.2 Bcf/d lower than last week. U.S. LNG exports increase week over week. Twenty one LNG vessels (seven from Sabine Pass, five from Freeport, four each from Cameron and Corpus Christi, and one from Cove Point) with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 77 Bcf departed the United States between July 29 and August 4, 2021, according to shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, L.P.

Storage:

The net injections into storage totaled 13 Bcf for the week ending July 30, compared with the five-year (2016–2020) average net injections of 30 Bcf and last year’s net injections of 32 Bcf during the same week. Working natural gas stocks totaled 2,727 Bcf, which is 185 Bcf lower than the five-year average and 542 Bcf lower than last year at this time. According to a Bloomberg survey of natural gas analysts, estimates of the weekly net change to working natural gas stocks ranged from net injections of 14 Bcf to 22 Bcf, with a median estimate of 18 Bcf. The average rate of injections into storage is 14% lower than the five-year average so far in the refill season (April through October). If the rate of injections into storage matched the five-year average of 8.7 Bcf/d for the remainder of the refill season, the total inventory would be 3,534 Bcf on October 31, which is 185 Bcf lower than the five-year average of 3,719 Bcf for that time of year.

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Under California Civil Code Sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to ask us for a notice identifying the categories of personal information which we share with our affiliates and/or third parties for marketing purposes, and providing contact information for such affiliates and/or third parties.  If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to: privacy@pipexch.com

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PIPE EXCHANGE TERMS OF USE

Last updated: August 2019

Welcome to https://pipexch.com/Pipe Exchange (the “Website”). The Website is owned and operated by Pipe Exchange LLCPipe ExchangePipe Exchange including its related companies, affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively “Pipe Exchange,” “we,” “us,” “our”). We make the Website available to you, subject to the following Terms of Use (these “Terms of Use”). PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE. By using the Website, you agree to these Terms of Use and agree they create a legally binding agreement between you and Pipe Exchange. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you may not use the Website. These Terms of Use are effective unless and until terminated by Pipe Exchange.

Minors are not authorized to access or use the Website for any purpose.

CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE

Pipe Exchange reserves the right, at any time, to modify, amend, alter or update these Terms of Use. These changes will be effective as of the date we post the revised version. By continuing to use the Website following such modifications, amendments, alterations or updates, you agree to be bound by such modifications, amendments, alterations or updates. Therefore, you should periodically visit this page to review our most current Terms of Use.

You may access the current version of these Terms of Use at any time by clicking on the link marked “Terms of Use” at the bottom of each page of the Website.

PRIVACY POLICY

In the course of your use of the Website, you may be asked to provide certain personalized information to us (such information referred to hereinafter as “User Information”).  Our information collection and use policies with respect to the privacy of such User Information are set forth in the Website’s Privacy Policy which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.  You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of User Information, and you agree to keep it up to date. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Pipe Exchange respects the intellectual property rights of others. As between you and Pipe Exchange, and except any User Information which you provide, all rights, title and interests in the Website, including all the content (including, for example, audio, photographs, illustrations, graphics, other visuals, video, copy, software, etc.), code, data and materials thereon, the look and feel, design and organization of the Website, and the compilation of the content, code, data and materials on the Website, including but not limited to any copyrights, trademark rights, patent rights, database rights, moral rights, sui generis rights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights therein (collectively the “Content”) are owned by Pipe Exchange or by third parties who have licensed or provided their Content to us. The Website is protected under Trademarks (as defined below), copyright, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property rights laws, and your use of the Website does not grant to you ownership of any Content you may access on the Website. You are prohibited from using the Website to infringe or violate any intellectual property rights. Pipe Exchange may terminate your right to access the Website if it believes you are using the Website in a manner that infringes the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights of another.

We may investigate occurrences that may involve violations of the security of the Services or of the law and we may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

The trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names (collectively the “Trademarks”) displayed on the Website or on content available through the Website are registered and unregistered Trademarks of ours and others and may not be used unless authorized by the trademark owner.  All Trademarks not owned by us that appear on the Website or on or through the Website’s services, if any, are the property of their respective owners.  Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Website without our written permission or that of the third-party rights holder.  Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Website is strictly prohibited.  Pipe Exchange will aggressively enforce its Trademark rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

PERSONAL USE ONLY

The Website and the Content are intended for your personal use.  You may access and view the content on the Website via your computer or other internet compatible device, and make single copies or prints of the content on the Website for your personal, internal use only.   The Website and the services offered on or through the Website, including Pipe Exchange’s e-publication and any other content and materials thereon, are only for your personal, non-commercial use. Except as otherwise provided on the Website, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, sell, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Website. Use of the Website to sell a product or service, or to increase traffic to your website for commercial reasons, such as advertising sales is expressly forbidden.

PROHIBITED USE

Any commercial distribution, publishing or exploitation of the Website, or any content, code, data or materials on the Website, is strictly prohibited unless you have received the express prior permission of Pipe Exchange or the applicable rights holder.  You may not otherwise download, display, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, perform, transfer, create derivative works from, sell or otherwise exploit any content, code, data or materials on the Website.  If you make other use of the Website, or the content, code, data or materials thereon, except as otherwise provided above, you may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use.  Pipe Exchange will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

SECURITY

You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate the security of the Website. Any such violations may result in criminal and civil liabilities to you.  You warrant and agree that, while using the Website and the various services and features offered on or through the Website, you shall not: (a) impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity; (b) insert your own or a third party’s advertising, branding or other promotional content into any of the Website’s content, materials or services, or use, redistribute, republish or exploit such content or service for any further commercial or promotional purposes or take any action that would constitute or could be interpreted as an endorsement or sponsorship by Pipe Exchange of any third party site, content, information or other materials, or in any manner that would violate the terms and conditions of any such third party sites; (c) attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network; or (d) attempt to gain unauthorized access to data not intended for you and/or other computer systems through the Website.  You shall not: (i) engage in spidering, “screen scraping,” “database scraping,” harvesting of e-mail addresses, wireless addresses or other contact or personal information, or any other automatic means of accessing, logging-in or registering on the Website or for any services or features offered on or through the Website, or obtaining lists of users or obtaining or accessing other information or features on, from or through the Website or the services offered on or through the Website, including, without limitation, any information residing on any server or database connected to the Website or any services offered on or through the Website; (ii) obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to computer systems, materials, information or any services made available on or through the Website through any means; (iii) use the Website or the services made available on or through the Website in any manner with the intent to interrupt, damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or such services, including, without limitation, sending mass unsolicited messages or “flooding,” “spamming,” or “crashing” any systems; (iv) use the Website or the Website’s services or features in violation of Pipe Exchange’s or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights; or (v) use the Website or the Website’s services in violation of any applicable law.  You further agree that you may not attempt (or encourage or support anyone else’s attempt) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with the Website or the Website’s services, or any content thereof, or make unauthorized use thereof.  You agree that you will not use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made publicly available or provided for through the Website. Pipe Exchange will investigate any alleged violations and will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations.

THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

Some of the information and material available through the Website are provided to Pipe Exchange by third parties (“Third-Party Material”). In some instances, the source of the Third-Party Material is identified. Third-Party Material is provided for your convenience only and Pipe Exchange does not endorse these materials or the parties who supply them to us. Pipe Exchange does not warrant or represent that these Third-Party Materials are current, accurate or reliable.

COPYRIGHT AGENT

We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who use the Website do the same.  If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to Pipe Exchange’s Copyright Agent, designated as such pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), named below:

  • Your address, telephone number, and email address;
  • A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  • A description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
  • A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
  • For all email submissions please include the subject line: DMCA Takedown Request.

 

Pipe Exchange has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, accounts of users of the services or the Website who are deemed to have repeatedly uploaded content that infringes the intellectual property rights of others.

 

Copyright Agent:

Pipe Exchange Legal

c/o Pipe Exchange LLC

14025 West Road.
Suite #100
Houston, TX 77041

Phone: + (713) 934-9480

Email: dmca@pipexch.com

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. PIPE EXCHANGE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PIPE EXCHANGE MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS FOUND OR CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE. PIPE EXCHANGE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, OR ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU OBTAIN MATERIAL THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS.

ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY, HAS NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED, HAS NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OF MATERIAL INFORMATION. THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE SHOULD NOT, THEREFORE, BE USED OR RELIED UPON FOR ANY SPECIFIC REASON OR APPLICATION WITHOUT INDEPENDENT COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION AND VERIFICATION OF ITS ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SUITABILITY AND APPLICABILITY. ANYONE MAKING USE OF THE MATERIAL DOES SO AT HIS/HER/ITS OWN SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RISK AND ASSUMES ANY AND ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL DAMAGE OR LIABILITY RESULTING FROM SUCH USE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL PIPE EXCHANGE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITE OR SITES LINKED TO THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT PIPE EXCHANGE IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TERMINATION

Pipe Exchange may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Website or the Website’s services at any time.  Pipe Exchange may restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Website and/or its services if we believe you are in breach of our terms and conditions or applicable law, or for any other reason without notice or liability.  Pipe Exchange maintains a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of the Website use privileges of users who are repeat infringers of intellectual property rights.

USER’S REMEDY

If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Website or with any of these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website.

GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and Pipe Exchange shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You hereby irrevocably submit and consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Miami-Dade County, Florida and agree that any cause of action that may arise under these Terms of Use and all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Website shall be commenced and be heard in the appropriate court in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The failure of Pipe Exchange to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. 

QUESTIONS ABOUT TERMS OF USE

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use, please either:

Send an email to sales@pipexch.com

Write to Pipe Exchange at the following address:

14025 West Road

Suite 100

Houston, TX 77041