Jeremiah Shelor joined NGI in 2015 after covering business and politics for The Exponent Telegram in Clarksburg, WV. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Nonfiction from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech.
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Cooler Weather Outlook Bolsters Natural Gas Futures; Cash Rallies — MidDay Market Snapshot
Natural gas futures pull back from early highs but still in positive territory as weather models seen cooler over weekend April Nymex contract trading at $1.713/MMBtu as of 2:10 p.m. ET, up 5.8 cents “Changes over the weekend were colder, particularly for the Plains and Midwest” throughout 15-day projection period, according to Maxar meteorologist Brad…
Appalachia, Haynesville Natural Gas Production Seen Falling into April, EIA Data Show
Natural gas production from major Lower 48 plays will hold mostly steady from March to April as oil-focused regions boost output to offset declines in the Haynesville Shale and Appalachian Basin, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA in its latest monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) modeled combined natural gas production from seven…
Colder Forecast, Tighter Balances Lift Natural Gas Futures in Early Trading
Supportive weekend weather trends, against a backdrop of tightening underlying fundamentals, helped natural gas futures rebound in early trading Monday. After plunging 8.6 cents in Friday’s session, the April Nymex contract was up 8.8 cents to $1.743/MMBtu as of 8:35 a.m. ET. The American Global Forecast System model added 20 heating degree days (HDD) over…
Natural Gas Forwards Weighed Down by Soft Fundamentals
Against a backdrop of soft near-term fundamentals, exceptionally weak spot market pricing and plummeting Nymex futures, regional natural gas forwards came under widespread bearish pressure during the March 7-13 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. For a market still threading the needle between near-term oversupply and anticipated future demand growth, selling was weighted toward…
Haynesville Shale Adds Two Rigs as U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Count Climbs
Including an uptick in Haynesville Shale activity, the U.S. natural gas rig count increased by one to finish the week ended Friday (March 15) at 116, the latest Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data show. The 116 active natural gas rigs as of Friday compares with 162 rigs running at this time a year ago, according…
Speculation Over Freeport LNG Repairs Sinks Natural Gas Futures — MidDay Market Snapshot
Natural gas futures dropped sharply midday amid speculation over potential repairs at Freeport LNG terminal April Nymex contract climbed to near $1.720/MMBtu before sell-off kicked in around 12:40 p.m. ET Front month off 8.6 cents to $1.655 as of 2:28 p.m. ET Per Bloomberg report: Freeport Train 3 restarting, but repairs expected for liquefied natural…
Natural Gas Futures Steady Early on Potential Freeport Restart, Supportive Storage
With the market anticipating a bump in export demand, natural gas futures held on to the previous session’s gains in early trading Friday. The April Nymex contract was up 0.7 cents to $1.748/MMBtu at around 8:30 a.m. ET. Indications of an imminent return to service for Freeport LNG’s Train 3, offline since January, helped fuel…
Selling Weighted to Front of Natural Gas Forward Curves on Weak Near-Term Fundamentals
Against a backdrop of soft near-term fundamentals, exceptionally weak spot market pricing and plummeting Nymex futures, regional natural gas forwards came under widespread bearish pressure during the March 7-13 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. For a market still threading the needle between near-term oversupply and anticipated future demand growth, selling was weighted toward…
Natural Gas Futures Maintaining Post-EIA Momentum; Cash Weakness Continues — MidDay Market Snapshot
Natural gas futures continue rallying through midday after supportive government inventory data April Nymex futures up 7.7 cents to $1.735/MMBtu as of 2:13 p.m. ET; May up 7.2 cents to $1.856 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported 9 Bcf withdrawal for week ended March 8, tighter versus estimates but loose versus historical norms Per Gelber…
Natural Gas Futures Slightly Lower as Early Injection from EIA a Possibility
As traders prepared to digest updated government inventory data that could reveal an unusually early net injection following blowtorch winter weather, natural gas futures hovered just shy of even early Thursday. The April Nymex contract was trading at $1.648/MMBtu at around 8:35 a.m. ET, off 1.0 cent. May was down 1.3 cents to $1.771. The…