Jeremiah Shelor

A shrinking storage deficit and fading risks for a frigid start to the U.S. heating season saw front-month natural gas forwards fall sharply during the Oct. 15-20 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. A 51.2-cent decline in November Henry Hub fixed natural gas prices for the period triggered losses of comparable magnitude at hubs…

The U.S. natural gas rig count inched one unit higher to reach 99 for the week ended Friday (Oct. 22), while the recent steady upward trend in the oil patch stalled for the period, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). A net decline of two oil-directed rigs dropped the combined U.S.…

Pausing what has been a steady upward trend going back to last year, the U.S. rig count dipped one unit to 542 for the week ended Friday, driven by a small decline in onshore oil-directed activity, the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. A net decline of two oil-directed rigs was partially offset…

With updated weather models seen teasing the possibility of colder temperatures developing next month, natural gas futures rallied sharply early Friday. The November Nymex contract was up 14.8 cents to $5.263/MMBtu as of around 8:50 a.m. ET. The latest model runs as of early Friday showed a setup that could increase the chances for more…

A shrinking storage deficit and fading risks for a frigid start to the U.S. heating season saw front-month natural gas forwards fall sharply during the Oct. 15-20 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. A 51.2-cent decline in November Henry Hub fixed natural gas prices for the period triggered losses of comparable magnitude at hubs…

Natural gas futures pulled back early Thursday as traders prepared to digest the latest round of government inventory data, expected to show a sixth straight higher-than-average injection into Lower 48 stocks. The November Nymex contract was off 10.8 cents to $5.062/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Surveys ahead of the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration…

U.S. onshore oil and natural gas production is set to rise from October to November, propelled by supply growth in the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale, according to updated projections Monday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas production from seven key U.S. producing regions — the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, along…

Continued bearishness in the weather-driven demand outlook saw natural gas futures reverse lower in early trading Wednesday. After rallying 9.9 cents in the previous session, the November Nymex contract was back under the $5 mark at around 8:45 a.m. ET, down 11.3 cents to $4.975/MMBtu. Prices in Tuesday’s session were able to “bounce higher…off a…

American households can expect significant increases in home heating costs this winter, including a 30% increase in natural gas expenditures versus last winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency said as part of its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that it expects a 3% increase in average U.S. heating degree days…