Even as demand and prices soared, leading North American natural gas marketers posted uneven results and lower collective sales volumes for the third quarter. 

The downward slide continued a trend dating to production curtailments imposed by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, according to NGI’s quarterly tally.

Several marketers reported robust gains in the quarter, however, and said bullish developments in 2021 pointed to long-term momentum for natural gas.

The 24 companies included in the latest NGI Top North American Natural Gas Marketers rankings* reported combined sales transactions of 107.97 Bcf/d for 3Q2021, down 4% from 111.83 Bcf/d in 3Q2020. 

The latest ranking marked the fourth consecutive year/year decrease.

Steep drops among some of the largest marketers...