A 60-day surge of an additional 1.5-2 bcfd of LNG is likely to hit the US market this summer, on top of its baseload LNG supply of 0.7-1 bcfd, said analysts at Pritchard Capital Partners LLC, New Orleans.“US facilities can probably handle 5 bcfd of LNG, but if imports got much greater than 3 bcfd, domestic producers would likely fight back to defend market share, although exactly what realistic options they would have remains to be seen,” the analysts said.“LNG traffic, all moving northbound through the Suez Canal, suggests that Asian markets are backing away from LNG purchases. A surge in LNG imports to the US in the late spring or early summer is highly likely,” ...