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After several attempts in recent days, March Nymex natural gas futures finally broke through strong support at $2.000/MMBtu and settled for the first time below the mark since March 2023 at $1.967. At A Glance: Futures crash through $2 support Below-average storage draw eyed Lower 48 spot prices mostly down The prompt-month sank as low…

March Nymex natural gas futures sank 7.3 cents day/day and settled just above key $2.000 support as “extremely light” heating demand in the near term – and forecasts for the return of double-digit storage withdrawals – outweighed the potential boost in demand mid-month. At A Glance: Natural gas futures test support Near-term weather pressures Cash…

Natural gas futures found firmer footing Wednesday as looming winter weather trumped vigorous production volumes and expectations for another government report showing stout supplies in storage. At A Glance: Lean storage draw expected Mid-January freeze looms Production remains elevated Following a 5.4-cent gain to open regular trading for 2024 the day before, the February Nymex…

Natural gas futures advanced early on Wednesday but flipped negative and descended more as the session wore on, with benign weather demand, robust production and elevated supplies in storage overshadowing export strength. At A Glance: Modest withdrawal expected Production remains elevated LNG activity near record mark Coming off a 1.1-cent loss the prior day, the…

January Nymex natural gas futures’ four-day winning streak ended Tuesday in losses driven by revised weather outlooks that erased some cooler, supportive weather from forecasts. At A Glance: January futures slip 1.1 cents Weather forecasts more bearish Spot gas prices slump The front-month contract settled at $2.492/MMBtu, off 1.1 cents day/day. February futures closed at…

Nymex January natural gas futures deflated further Tuesday amid storage glut woes driven by strong production and the absence of winter weather. At A Glance: January futures sink another 12.0 cents Mild weather pattern continues Storage surpluses seen widening The front-month contract closed the regular trading session down 12.0 cents at $2.311/MMBtu, reversing steeper losses…

Natural gas futures tanked at midmorning Wednesday after news of the delayed completion of a major LNG export facility accelerated earlier losses driven by healthy production and lackluster weather-related demand. At A Glance: January natural gas sinks 14.1 cents Golden Pass LNG “mechanical completion” delayed Cash sinks on futures, weather The front-month natural gas futures…

Nymex January natural gas futures settled Tuesday up 1.6 cents at $2.710/MMBtu in a day of profit-taking following the prior day’s 12.0-cent rout on the back of weak fundamental support. At A Glance: Profit-taking drives early gains Weather forecasts “less bearish” Chill, pipeline constraints support cash The front-month contract drifted to a $2.675 intraday low.…

Natural gas futures moved lower ahead of the December contract rolling off at the end of trading Tuesday, weighed down by weather forecasts doubling down on a bearishly warm early December and gas production holding near all-time highs. At A Glance: December Nymex rolls off NGI’s National Avg up to $3.745 Southeast leads cash gains…