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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Producer Selling, Mild Weather Team Up to Pressure NatGas Forwards Prices Lower
June natural gas forward prices fell an average 8 cents from April 28 to May 2 as bearish near-term weather and producer selling pressured the markets, according to NGI Forward Look.
May 3, 2017
June in the Black Thanks to Mid-Week NatGas Forwards Bounce
The front of the natural gas forward curves pulled off a surprise gain of nearly 3 cents on average between April 21 and 27 despite a multitude of headwinds facing the market, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
May 1, 2017
Mid-Week NatGas Forwards Bounce Puts June in the Black Despite Near-term Headwinds
The front of the natural gas forward curves pulled off a surprise gain of nearly 3 cents on average between April 21 and 27 despite a multitude of headwinds facing the market, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
April 28, 2017
Mild Weather, Robust Storage Build Team to Put Downward Pressure on NatGas Forwards Prices
Natural gas futures and forwards markets were lower across the curve for the period between April 13 and 20, with May shedding an average 6 cents as another retraction in the storage surplus and forecasts for mostly mild weather in the coming weeks pressured the market, according to NGI’sForward Look.
April 24, 2017
NatGas Forwards Weaken as Market Juggles Storage, Weather, Other Factors
Natural gas futures and forwards markets were lower across the curve for the period between April 13 and 20, with May shedding an average 6 cents as another retraction in the storage surplus and forecasts for mostly mild weather in the coming weeks pressured the market, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
April 21, 2017
Bearish Weather Sends NatGas Forwards Down Across Most of Curve
May natural gas forwards prices fell an average 9 cents between April 7 and 12 as overall bearish weather sentiment overshadowed the tight background supply/demand picture, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
April 13, 2017
NatGas Forwards Put Up Double-digit Gains as Cash Rallies, Storage Injection Falls Short
May futures and forwards markets were up 16 cents, on average, between March 31 and April 6 as benchmark Henry Hub cash prices rose steadily through the week and the final storage report for the traditional withdrawal season showed a 2 Bcf injection, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
April 7, 2017
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April NatGas Futures Defy Uncertain Forward Markets With A 10-Cent Gain Last Week
A flurry of buying interest and strength in spot natural gas prices sent Nymex April futures up 10 cents between March 24 and 29 to expire at $3.175. May futures, meanwhile, are desperately trying to maintain that momentum, creeping up just 4 cents through March 30 as generally bearish sentiment continues to pressure the gas markets.
April 3, 2017
April NatGas Futures Go Out With A Bang; May Fights to Hold Onto Gains
A flurry of buying interest and strength in spot natural gas prices sent Nymex April futures up 10 cents between March 24 and 29 to expire at $3.175. May futures, meanwhile, are desperately trying to maintain that momentum, creeping up just 4 cents through March 30 as generally bearish sentiment continues to pressure the gas markets.
March 31, 2017
April NatGas Futures Expire Higher as May Contract Struggles to Maintain Gains
A flurry of buying interest and strength in spot natural gas prices sent Nymex April futures up 10 cents between March 24 and 29 to expire at $3.175. May futures, meanwhile, are desperately trying to maintain that momentum, creeping up just 4 cents through March 30 as generally bearish sentiment continues to pressure the gas markets.
March 31, 2017