EIA forecast

Domestic crude oil production in 2020 dropped 8% from the prior year in response to the demand hits caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday. A record hurricane season further complicated matters.  The 935,000 b/d decline to an average 11.3 million b/d last year marked the steepest annual decrease…

In the wake of last month’s record-high natural gas prices in the physical market, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is raising its projected 2021 Henry Hub spot price average to $3.14/MMBtu. The updated projection, issued on Tuesday as part of the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), is nearly 20 cents higher than the $2.95…

After hinting at some weakness earlier in the week, natural gas futures moved decidedly lower on Tuesday as traders realized they may have given Punxsutawney Phil a little too much credit. With the brutal cold circulating through the Lower 48 seen fading before month’s end and a more seasonal pattern in store thereafter, the March…

Oil consumption will rise in 2021 alongside a global economic recovery and increased travel, though demand this year is not likely to match the levels prior to the pandemic, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. In a supplement to its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) report, the agency forecast global oil consumption would gather…

Average natural gas spot prices at Henry Hub are expected to rise to $2.98/MMBtu this month, a 27-cent increase over January prices and sharply higher than the $2.59 December average, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday. In the February edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA attributed the higher projected Henry Hub prices…

Natural gas futures extended gains on Tuesday, as traders absorbed news of weather forecasts shifting even colder after a similar change in models over the weekend. The weather outlooks increased the likelihood of robust heating demand the rest of January and into early February, fueling futures. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.656…

Natural gas prices surged early on Tuesday amid expectations for intensifying U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export demand and increased anticipation of subfreezing air descending from Canada and covering large parts of the Lower 48 in late January. After spiking about 15 cents in morning trading, the February Nymex gas futures contract gave back much…

Natural gas prices are poised to rebound in 2021, with Henry Hub spot prices on track to average $3.01/MMBtu for the year, nearly $1 higher than 2020 prices, according to updated projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its first Short-Term Energy Outlook of the new year, published Tuesday, the agency offered up…

Extending a downtrend that began early in 2020, natural gas production from seven major U.S. producing regions is set to continue declining in the first month of 2021, according to updated projections from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gas production from the Anadarko, Appalachian and Permian basins, as well as from the Bakken, Eagle Ford,…