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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Weekly Prices Mostly Rise, But Returning Production Sends Rockies Prices Lower
Weekly natural gas prices were on the upswing this week as a heat wave engulfed much of the country at the start of the week, only to give way to milder temperatures and much lower prices by week’s end. The NGI Weekly Spot Gas Average stayed flat on the week at $2.63.
June 22, 2018
July Natural Gas Flirts with $3 Again Ahead of Storage Report
July natural gas prices were set to open a few pennies higher Thursday at $2.994 as weather models continue to intensify heat forecast for the end of June and early July.
June 21, 2018
EIA Delivers More Bearish Storage Data; Heat Keeps Prompt Month Somewhat Supported
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported a 91 Bcf build into storage inventories for the week ending June 15, once again well above market consensus of an 85 Bcf build.
June 21, 2018
Looming Heat Continuing to Support July Natural Gas Despite Bearish Storage Data
July natural gas prices ended the day slightly higher Thursday as the battle between hot weather and another surprise in weekly storage data continued. The Nymex July gas futures contract swung as high as $3.012 and as low as $2.947 before eventually settling 1.1 cents higher at $2.975.
June 21, 2018
Wild Week Ends with Natural Gas Forward Strip Nearly Unchanged
In a week that saw July natural gas prices surge past $3 only to plunge 12 cents during the next two days, the Nymex prompt-month contract ultimately wound up shedding a single penny between June 14 and 19 to end at $2.964, according toNGI’s Forward Look.
June 21, 2018
Nymex July Natural Gas Edges Higher as Heat Trumps Bearish Storage Data
July natural gas prices ended the day slightly higher Thursday as the battle between hot weather and another surprise in weekly storage data continued. The Nymex July gas futures contract swung as high as $3.012 and as low as $2.947 before eventually settling 1.1 cents higher at $2.975.
June 21, 2018
July Natural Gas Looks to Recover From Two-Day Losses Ahead of Open
July natural gas prices were set to open Wednesday about 3 cents higher at $2.931 amid small increases in cooling demand in the near term and sustained strong demand expected to end June and bring in July.
June 20, 2018
July Natural Gas Rebounds Ahead of Thursday’s EIA Storage Report; Spot Gas Mostly Lower
July natural gas futures snapped a two-day losing streak on Wednesday, jumping 6.4 cents to settle at $2.964 as weather models showed intensifying heat for the end of June and early July. Spot gas prices were mostly lower amid a break in the heat for key demand regions, although increasing heat and pipeline constraints in other regions lifted prices substantially there. The NGI National Spot Gas Average rose 4 cents to $2.68.
June 20, 2018
Nymex July Natural Gas Bounces Back On Increasing Heat; Spot Gas Mixed
July natural gas futures snapped a two-day losing streak on Wednesday, jumping 6.4 cents to settle at $2.964 as weather models showed intensifying heat for the end of June and early July. Spot gas prices were mixed amid a break in the heat for several key demand regions, although increasing heat and pipeline constraints in other regions lifted prices substantially there. The NGI National Spot Gas Average rose 4 cents to $2.68.
June 20, 2018
July Natural Gas Softens Again Even as Weather Models Flip
July natural gas prices fell for a second straight day Tuesday, sliding 5.1 cents to $2.90 as the latest weather outlooks held cooler trends for early next week, but then flipped to hotter trends for late in the week and into early July.
June 19, 2018