Natural Gas Prices

Natural gas futures flipped positive early Thursday after a government inventory report proved bullish relative to recent years. However, it ultimately was not enough to ease festering supply/demand imbalance concerns. The April Nymex gas futures contract lost 1.7 cents day/day and settled at $2.154/MMBtu. May fell 2.4 cents to $2.283. A day earlier, both shed…

Natural Gas Prices

North American natural gas prices are again testing $2.00/MMBtu as the market remains oversupplied amid light demand from a warmer than usual winter. The April New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures contract lost 1.7 cents day/day on Thursday and settled at $2.154. May fell 2.4 cents to $2.283. A day earlier, both shed more than…

Natural Gas Prices

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported a withdrawal of 72 Bcf natural gas from storage for the week ended March 17. The result fell just shy of the median estimates produced by major polls but was bullish relative to recent history, supporting Nymex natural gas futures. At A Glance: BREAKING: U.S. EIA…

LNG

U.S. natural gas exporters are increasingly eyeing the global market, according to new data published by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. U.S. LNG exports rose by 8.6% year/year to average 10.6 Bcf/d in 2022, with demand growth driven by European markets seeking a substitute for Russian supply, FERC said in its 2022 State…