Leticia Gonzales joined Natural Gas Intelligence as a markets contributor in 2014 after nine years at S&P Global Platts, where she was involved in producing the daily and forward price indexes for U.S. electricity and natural gas markets. She joined NGI full time in 2019 to cover North American natural gas markets and news and in 2021 was appointed Price & Markets Editor. In this role, Leticia oversees NGI's Daily Gas Price Index, including the process for calculating, monitoring, and publishing its natural gas daily prices.
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Natural Gas Forwards Eerily Quiet as Late Summer Heats Up, Atlantic Storms Brew
Natural gas forward prices were relatively stable from Aug. 9-14 amid increasingly hotter weather forecasts, near-record production and a shift to more favorable conditions for Atlantic storms. The September contract rose just 3 cents on average, while smaller increases were seen throughout the rest of the curve, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
August 15, 2019
EIA Storage Miss Brings NatGas Bulls Back into Game; Cash Slides Again
Heat may not be all that impressive for the last week after all, but that didn’t stop natural gas futures from staging one of the most significant single-day rallies in months. After surging as high as $2.267, the September Nymex gas futures contract settled Thursday at $2.232, up 8.9 cents on the day. October jumped 8.3 cents to $2.237.
August 15, 2019
Natural Gas Futures Rally as Record Heat Boosts Cash
Building heat in long-range weather outlooks combined with strong natural gas cash prices to boost futures on Tuesday. The September Nymex gas futures contract hit an intraday high of $2.175/MMBtu before going on to settle at $2.147, up 4.2 cents on the day. October also rose 4.2 cents to $2.159.
August 14, 2019
Natural Gas Futures Steady Ahead of Fresh EIA Storage Data; Cash Recedes
Natural gas futures were rather volatile on Wednesday as weather models remained relatively intact, with some datasets hotter and others cooler. Traders also weighed the impact of expectations for yet another larger-than-normal storage injection on Thursday. The September Nymex gas futures contract fluctuated in a roughly 8-cent range before going on to settle just four-tenths of a cent lower at $2.143. October slipped a half-cent to $2.154.
August 14, 2019
Increasingly Hotter August Not Enough to Boost Prices; Cash Rallies
Even as weather data did its part to support natural gas prices, other weak fundamentals sent Nymex futures down a couple of notches to start the week. The September Nymex gas contract settled Monday at $2.105/MMBtu, down 1.4 cents. October slipped 1.6 cents to $2.117.
August 13, 2019
Strong Natural Gas Cash Stokes Futures as Weather Outlooks Continue to Add Heat
Building heat in long-range weather outlooks combined with strong natural gas cash prices to boost futures on Tuesday. The September Nymex gas futures contract hit an intraday high of $2.175/MMBtu before going on to settle at $2.147, up 4.2 cents on the day. October also rose 4.2 cents to $2.159.
August 13, 2019
Natural Gas Futures Take Breather as Bulls, Bears Battle for $2.10; Cash Slips Further
Natural gas futures prices remained intact Friday after choppy trading because of slightly cooling weather forecasts and a lack of other strong fundamentals. The September Nymex gas contract settled at $2.119, down nine-tenths of a cent, while October slipped 1.3 cents to $2.133.
August 12, 2019
Natural Gas Futures Slump as Traders Unimpressed by Heat; Cash Rallies
Even as weather data did its part to support natural gas prices, other weak fundamentals sent Nymex futures down a couple of notches to start the week. The September Nymex gas contract settled Monday at $2.105/MMBtu, down 1.4 cents. October slipped 1.6 cents to $2.117.
August 12, 2019
Natural Gas Forwards Slip; More Downside Seen as Autumn Nears
A trifecta of headwinds delivered a gut punch to natural gas forward prices for the Aug. 2-7 period, with 10-cent declines at the front of the curve and losses seen nearly as steep through next summer, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
August 9, 2019
NatGas Futures Barely Budge as Weather Outlooks Cool Slightly; Cash Sinks Again
Natural gas futures prices remained intact Friday after choppy trading because of slightly cooling weather forecasts and a lack of other strong fundamentals. The September Nymex gas contract settled at $2.119, down nine-tenths of a cent, while October slipped 1.3 cents to $2.133.
August 9, 2019