Estimates showing strengthening liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand boosted gas futures in early trading Monday, while yet another named storm could threaten production and exports later this week. The November Nymex contract was up 8.8 cents to $2.526/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET.

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Data as of early Monday showed feed gas flows to U.S. LNG terminals climbing above the 8.0 Bcf/d mark, according to Bespoke Weather Services.

“Price action this week could be tricky, with lots of moving parts,” Bespoke said. “The supply/demand balance is tight, but it has to be in order to avoid containment, at least in the salts.”

Also potentially factoring into prices this week is a tropical cyclone churning in the Caribbean, the firm noted, pointing to possible threats to both LNG and...