A quick-moving cold front rejuvenated natural gas prices during the waning days of March and into early April. Fueled by gains in the Northeast, NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. jumped 11.5 cents to $2.400.

EIA storage March 26

The National Weather Service (NWS) said record-cold high temperatures may be in store for parts of the Southeast northward to the Northeast through the weekend. Various freeze warnings were issued across the Middle Mississippi Valley, Tennessee, Lower Ohio Valleys and Southeast and Mid-Atlantic parts. Lows were forecast to dip to near freezing as far south as central Georgia and southern South Carolina.

“Gusty winds along the East Coast will make it feel even colder at times,” the NWS said.

Even though prices retreated by the end of the short work week, hefty...