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Leticia Gonzales

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.

March Cold, Hefty Storage Draw Lift April Above $3 With Days Left Before Expiry

March Cold, Hefty Storage Draw Lift April Above $3 With Days Left Before Expiry

A cold weather system that bolstered demand in portions of the United States this week combined with an unusually large storage withdrawal to send April natural gas futures and forwards markets up 9 cents on average between March 17 and 23, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

March 24, 2017
Bearish Storage Draw, Mild Temps Pressure NatGas Forwards Prices Lower

Bearish Storage Draw, Mild Temps Pressure NatGas Forwards Prices Lower

Natural gas forwards markets slid an average of 11 cents at the front of the curve between March 10 and 16 as the luck of the Irish proved elusive, thanks to a smaller-than-expected storage withdrawal and weather forecasts calling for increasingly mild weather to close out March.

March 17, 2017
No Luck For NatGas Forwards: Small Storage Draw, Mild Temps Pressure Prices Lower

No Luck For NatGas Forwards: Small Storage Draw, Mild Temps Pressure Prices Lower

Natural gas forwards markets slid an average of 11 cents at the front of the curve between March 10 and 16 as the luck of the Irish proved elusive, thanks to a smaller-than-expected storage withdrawal and weather forecasts calling for increasingly mild weather to close out March.

March 17, 2017
Healthy Storage Draw, Eastern Blizzard Boost Natural Gas Forwards Values

Healthy Storage Draw, Eastern Blizzard Boost Natural Gas Forwards Values

Natural gas forward markets tallied a second consecutive week of gains as a larger-than-expected storage withdrawal and bullish revisions to weather models kept April forwards alive and well, pushing up the prompt month an average 14.5 cents between March 3 and 9, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

March 13, 2017
NatGas Forwards Clock Another Week In The Black as Storage, Weather Send April Up 15 Cents

NatGas Forwards Clock Another Week In The Black as Storage, Weather Send April Up 15 Cents

Natural gas forwards markets tallied a second consecutive week of gains as a larger-than-expected storage withdrawal and bullish revisions to weather models kept April forwards alive and well, pushing up the prompt month an average 14.5 cents between March 3 and 9, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

March 10, 2017
NatGas Forward Prices Rose Last Week on Forecasted Long-term Supply/Demand Tightness

NatGas Forward Prices Rose Last Week on Forecasted Long-term Supply/Demand Tightness

Natural gas forwards prices rose across the curve from Feb. 24 to March 2 as bullish sentiment heading into the summer trumped bearish headwinds from a lamb-like early end of winter tied together with a surprise storage build.

March 6, 2017
NatGas Forward Curve Edges Higher as Market Eyes Long-term Tightness

NatGas Forward Curve Edges Higher as Market Eyes Long-term Tightness

Natural gas forwards prices rose across the curve from Feb. 24 to March 2 as bullish sentiment heading into the summer trumped bearish headwinds from a lamb-like early end of winter tied together with a surprise storage build.

March 3, 2017
Winter that Wasn’t? March NatGas Forwards Shed 20-Plus Cents Last Week

Winter that Wasn’t? March NatGas Forwards Shed 20-Plus Cents Last Week

Not even a larger-than-expected withdrawal from storage was enough to soften the blow of a more than 20-cent drop in March natural gas forwards prices as the main focus remains on weather, or the lack thereof.

February 27, 2017
March NatGas Forwards Shed 20-Plus Cents W-O-W As Market Writes Off Winter

March NatGas Forwards Shed 20-Plus Cents W-O-W As Market Writes Off Winter

Not even a larger-than-expected withdrawal from storage was enough to soften the blow of a more than 20-cent drop in March natural gas forwards prices as the main focus remains on weather, or the lack thereof.

February 24, 2017
Comfortable Storage, Weak Weather Dropped March NatGas Forwards Nearly 20 Cents Last Week

Comfortable Storage, Weak Weather Dropped March NatGas Forwards Nearly 20 Cents Last Week

A lower-than-expected natural gas storage withdrawal and forecasts for continued mild weather for much of the rest of the month sent March natural gas forward prices down an average of 18 cents between Feb. 10 and 16, according to NGI Forward Look.

February 22, 2017