Jeremiah Shelor

As mild weather threatened to further pad storage surpluses, natural gas futures sagged through midday trading Friday. Meanwhile, spot market buyers seeking supplies for weekend and Monday delivery were finding bargains aplenty. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures down 7.5 cents to $1.911/MMBtu as of 2:15 p.m. ET From recent levels, natural gas futures face…

The U.S. natural gas rig count eased one unit lower to 105 for the week ended Friday (April 26), while a decline of five oil-directed rigs dropped the combined domestic tally six units week/week to 613, according to updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The 105 active natural gas rigs in the United States…

As traders contemplated a swelling storage surplus amid mild springtime temperatures, natural gas futures were down sharply ahead of the front month expiration Friday. With volume thin in its final day of trading, the May Nymex contract was off 9.9 cents to $1.539/MMBtu as of 8:35 a.m. ET. June was trading 5.5 cents lower at…

With excess storage inventories continuing to hang over the market through the shoulder season, natural gas forwards declined notably at the front of the curve for most regions during the April 18-24 trading period, data from NGI’s Forward Look show. May fixed prices at benchmark Henry Hub exited the period at $1.653/MMBtu, down 6.1 cents…

After a midweek nosedive, natural gas futures hovered close to even through midday trading Thursday, largely weathering the bearish impact of a high-side injection miss in the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) storage data. Here’s the latest: Soon-to-expire May Nymex futures down 2.2 cents to $1.631/MMBtu at around 2:10 p.m. ET Henry Hub spot…

After selling off sharply in the previous session, natural gas futures remained under pressure early Thursday as traders prepared to digest a potential surplus-expanding government inventory report.  The May Nymex contract was off 0.4 cents to $1.649/MMBtu at around 8:30 a.m. ET. June was down 2.6 cents to $1.953. The market early Thursday was expecting…

Amid signs of ongoing issues at a major U.S. LNG export terminal, and with physical market prices pointing to weak near-term fundamentals, natural gas futures were headed for heavy losses as of midday trading Wednesday.  Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures down 13.2 cents to $1.680/MMBtu as of 2:11 p.m. ET Day-ahead Henry Hub prices…

After advancing over the previous two sessions, natural gas futures pulled back in early trading Wednesday as mild shoulder season weather continued to dampen the outlook despite continued production restraint. The May Nymex contract, set to expire later this week, was down 5.3 cents to $1.759/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. June was down to…

Nearly seven years after receiving federal certification to build its 303-mile, 2 million Dth/d natural gas conduit, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) has requested FERC authorization to place the project into service. MVP in a written request filed by its legal counsel Monday asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve its in-service request by…