Jeremiah Shelor

Buoyed by higher volumes flowing to a major export terminal and continued production weakness, natural gas futures were rallying through midday trading Thursday. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures up 10.4 cents to $2.036/MMBtu as of 2:25 p.m. ET, back in line with Monday’s close Production off to slow start for May, estimates show Wood…

As traders prepared to digest a potential surplus-trimming result from the latest government inventory data, natural gas futures rebounded in early trading Thursday. The June Nymex contract was up 3.9 cents to $1.971/MMBtu as of 8:51 a.m. ET, clawing back a good chunk of the previous session’s 5.9-cent decline. Pre-report estimates were pointing to a…

Facing bearish headwinds from mild weather, weak physical market pricing and stubbornly elevated storage inventories, natural gas futures were retreating through midday trading Wednesday.  Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures off 5.6 cents to $1.935/MMBtu as of 2:10 p.m. ET Market expectations coalescing around a slightly lighter-than-average injection Thursday This week’s U.S. Energy Information Administration…

With LNG demand weakness countering a retreat in domestic production in updated estimates, natural gas futures continued to slide in early trading Wednesday. Coming off a 3.9-cent sell-off in Tuesday’s session, the June Nymex contract was down another 6.2 cents to $1.929/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Wood Mackenzie estimates put first-of-month production at 97.1…

Uncertainty around demand at the Freeport LNG terminal had natural gas traders on a bumpy ride through midday Tuesday. Modest gains earlier in the session gave way to a steep sell-off shortly before lunchtime on the East Coast. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures off 4.2 cents to $1.988/MMBtu as of 2:11 p.m. ET Front…

Natural gas futures were trading higher at the front of the curve early Tuesday as updated estimates offered further evidence of declining springtime production volumes. Coming off a 10.7-cent rally on Monday, the June Nymex contract was up 1.3 cents to $2.043/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Estimates from Wood Mackenzie as of early Tuesday…

With recovering flows to the Freeport LNG terminal bringing out the bulls, natural gas futures were rallying through midday trading Monday. Spot prices were climbing off the lows recorded for delivery over the weekend. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures up 9.3 cents to $2.016/MMBtu as of 1:58 p.m. ET With slow stochastics “in extreme…

Natural gas futures clawed back some of their recent losses early Monday as soft production and hints of strengthening export demand supported prices. Coming off a 6.3-cent sell-off in Friday’s session, the June Nymex contract was up 2.3 cents to $1.946/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The May contract rolled off the board late last…

With excess storage inventories continuing to hang over the market through the shoulder season, natural gas forwards declined notably at the front of the curve for most regions during the April 18-24 trading period, data from NGI’s Forward Look show. May fixed prices at benchmark Henry Hub exited the period at $1.653/MMBtu, down 6.1 cents…