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O'Donnell: Biogas trades at about a 4x price premium to natural gas

John O'Donnell · Solving the conundrum of industrial heat · Dec 8, 2022 · at 15:02

Rondo Energy CEO John O'Donnell discusses clean alternatives to fossil fuels in industrial heat generation with Shayle Kann.

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“There's a very limited supply of biogas. It's being aggressively taken up and it sort of typically trades at a, about a four times price premium to natural gas.”

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Biogas typically trades at approximately a four-times price premium compared to natural gas.

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Assessment

Market pricing data for renewable natural gas (RNG) and biomethane around 2022 confirms that biogas typically traded at approximately a 3x to 5x premium over conventional natural gas benchmarks. In 2022, U.S. Henry Hub wholesale natural gas averaged $6.45/MMBtu. S&P Global and EcoEngineers reported voluntary flat offtake contracts for RNG at approximately $20/MMBtu (~3.1x Henry Hub), while transportation compliance markets (RFS/LCFS) saw all-in realized values ranging from $26.90 to $35/MMBtu (4x to 5.4x the 2022 natural gas benchmark, and higher against baseline non-crisis gas prices). Across both voluntary offtake agreements and compliance pathways, RNG and biogas traded within the roughly 3x–5x (approximately 4x) multiplier range stated by John O'Donnell.

EIA data indicates Henry Hub natural gas averaged $6.45/MMBtu in 2022.
EcoEngineers and S&P Global reported long-term voluntary RNG contracts trading around $20/MMBtu in December 2022 (approx. 3.1x Henry Hub).
S&P Global Commodity Insights assessed compliance-market RNG premiums at $26.90 to $30.30/MMBtu over fossil natural gas in 2023, yielding realized prices of $30–$35/MMBtu (roughly 4x to 5x Henry Hub 2022 levels).
Industry and academic literature consistently place biomethane and RNG costs and market offtake at 2x to 4x baseline wholesale natural gas prices.

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[1] stlouisfed.org [2] eia.gov [3] naturalgasintel.com [4] spglobal.com [5] ing.com [6] americasmi.com [7] scribd.com [8] mordorintelligence.com

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