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August natural gas is expected to open 4 cents higher Monday morning at $2.81 as traders assess a weather picture featuring warmer temperatures but with a high degree of uncertainty. Overnight oil markets slipped.

August natural gas is expected to open 4 cents higher Monday morning at $2.81 as traders assess a weather picture featuring warmer temperatures but with a high degree of uncertainty. Overnight oil markets slipped.

Redeeming senior notes too early and without adequate notice cost Chesapeake Energy Corp. dearly after it was ordered on Friday to pay almost $380 million for improperly redeeming $1.3 billion in bonds.

Redeeming senior notes too early and without adequate notice cost Chesapeake Energy Corp. dearly after it was ordered on Friday to pay almost $380 million for improperly redeeming $1.3 billion in bonds.

November natural gas is expected to open 8 cents lower Monday morning at $3.69 as traders see little evidence of cold weather emerging by November, and mull the prospects for an extended refill season. Overnight oil markets rose.

November natural gas is seen opening 6 cents higher Friday morning at $3.99 as traders brace for a shot of cold air expected to arrive in the next week. Overnight oil markets continued their shuffle lower.

October natural gas is set to open 5 cents lower Tuesday morning at $3.88 as traders see little in the way of market-moving near-term events and weather forecasts look benign. Overnight oil markets fell.

October natural gas is seen opening a penny lower Friday morning at $3.81 as traders cite the ongoing dynamic of storage deficit contraction and little in the way of supportive weather on the horizon. Overnight oil markets rose.

A rupture and explosion hit a portion of Oneok Partners LP’s 24-inch diameter Viking Gas Transmission Pipeline in northern Minnesota on Monday, knocking out gas distribution service to three small communities in the immediate area in Marshall County.