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Natural Gas Forwards Rally; Southern Heat Spurs Regional Buying Pressure
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Brightening LNG Demand Outlook Helping to Lift Natural Gas Forwards; West Texas Production Constrained
North American natural gas forwards rallied across the 2024 strip during the May 2-8 trading period as sagging production readings and an incrementally supportive LNG export outlook stirred bullish optimism. Benchmark Henry Hub set the tone, with June fixed prices rallying 25.5 cents week/week to reach $2.194/MMBtu, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Negative Basis in…
May 9, 2024Markets
Natural Gas Forwards Slide as Pipe Maintenance Impacts West Texas Outlook
Amid continued downward pressure from excess storage inventories, and with cooling demand yet to ramp up in earnest, regional natural gas forwards drifted lower during the April 25-May 1 trading period, according to NGI’s Forward Look. June fixed prices at Henry Hub exited the period at $1.939/MMBtu, down 4.6 cents week/week. In line with the…
May 2, 2024Markets
Natural Gas Forwards Slide Overall as West Texas Outlook Brightens for Bulls
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…
April 25, 2024Markets
Heavy Supply Overhang, Enduring West Texas Price Pressure Weigh Down Natural Gas Forwards
Lofty levels of natural gas in storage and a severe Permian Basin supply glut continued to cloud the outlook for prices. Natural gas forward prices fell in every region during the April 11-17 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. Levels remained well below the $2.00/MMBtu level across the Lower 48, with exceptionally weak West…
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