Natural gas futures lost ground Monday as production held strong and power burns eased following a weekend of regionally milder weather. At A Glance: Output near 101 Bcf/d August looks to be hot Storage strong for now Coming off a 4.3-cent gain in its debut as the front month on Friday, the September Nymex gas…
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Natural Gas Forward Curves Retreat as Deadly Ian Rages Across Southeast
With natural gas production remaining stout – even amid temporary shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Ian – and cooler weather leaving its mark on storage inventories, natural gas forward prices continued to fall during the Sept. 22-28 week, according to NGI’s Forward Look. In the latter part of the period, all attention was on Florida, where…

Natural Gas Forward Prices Plummet as Supply Growth Seen Improving Storage Outlook
Dragged lower by an upward swing in production, moderating weather and an ongoing curtailment of feed gas deliveries to the Freeport LNG facility, natural gas forward prices crumbled during the trading period from Sept. 15 to Sept. 21. Steep declines of more than 70 cents extended from the October contract through the winter season (November-March),…

As Market Watches for Signs of Summer Heat, Natural Gas Forwards Retreat
Having entered the summer cooling season at sharply elevated price levels, natural gas forwards pulled back during the May 25-June 1 trading period as the market continued to try to price in risks posed by lagging domestic inventories, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Fixed price declines of around 25-45 cents for July delivery were the…

Stout Storage, Production Bears Down on Natural Gas Forwards
A losing streak that continued for 12 consecutive days in the natural gas futures market weighed heavily on regional forward prices, with lackluster demand and strong production growth pushing prices down considerably at some pricing hubs.

Storage Deficit Bumps NatGas Forwards Values, But Forecasted Perman Growth Could Flip the Script
May natural gas forward prices rose an average 8 cents from April 20 to 26, as increasing storage deficits put the ball back in market bulls’ court, albeit temporarily, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

April NatGas Barely Higher on Colder March; New England Brushes Off Bomb Cyclone II
Natural gas forward prices for April averaged 2 cents higher from Feb. 23 to March 1 as March comes roaring in like a lion, with several cold snaps following a mostly mild February, which could perhaps lead to heftier storage withdrawals in the coming weeks, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

March NatGas Down Again as Brief Bouts of Cold No Match For Record Production
Natural gas forward prices for March fell an average 13 cents between Feb. 2 and 8 as only brief periods of cold weather in the forecast were no match for record production, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

November NatGas Forwards Slide 6 Cents on Strong Output, Mild Temps
November natural gas forward prices fell an average 6 cents between Oct. 20 and Oct. 26 as record production and elusive cold weather forecast for the coming weeks weighed heavily on a market anxious to get the winter heating season underway, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

Market Finally Gets The Memo On Tight Storage Picture, Surges 9 Cents On Week
Natural gas forward prices for October rose an average 9 cents from Aug. 25 to 31, with the majority of that gain attributed to tight storage conditions that apparently just came to light for the market following this week’s storage report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), according to NGI’s Forward Look.