Freeport Lng

Natural gas futures tried to shake off a stronger-than-expected government inventory print Thursday but settled lower as benign weather and LNG hiccups weighed. At A Glance: EIA reports 92 Bcf injection West Texas cash flips negative Freeport LNG stays down Following a nearly 16-cent decline, the May Nymex contract settled down 1.5 cents day/day at…

With excess storage inventories continuing to hang over the market through the shoulder season, natural gas forwards declined notably at the front of the curve for most regions during the April 18-24 trading period, data from NGI’s Forward Look show. May fixed prices at benchmark Henry Hub exited the period at $1.653/MMBtu, down 6.1 cents…

After a midweek nosedive, natural gas futures hovered close to even through midday trading Thursday, largely weathering the bearish impact of a high-side injection miss in the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) storage data. Here’s the latest: Soon-to-expire May Nymex futures down 2.2 cents to $1.631/MMBtu at around 2:10 p.m. ET Henry Hub spot…

Baseload natural gas prices were trending lower for May delivery as mild weather and a glut of supply in Texas kept bidders from rushing to buy on the first day of bidweek trading Wednesday (April 24), according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA). In West Texas, Waha traded at fixed prices between negative 44.0 cents and…

Freeport LNG Development LP has reported another outage of its third train, currently the only one not under extensive maintenance at its Texas terminal, days after production appeared to resume, according to pipeline data and regulatory filings. The firm told Texas environmental regulators the unit experienced a system trip on Tuesday afternoon that lasted until…

More operational wobbles at the Freeport LNG terminal and worries of an expected bearish government storage print Thursday triggered another bout of selling in natural gas futures Wednesday. At A Glance: Freeport LNG Train 3 trips EQT sees curtailments through May Analysts expect above-average build The May Nymex contract dove around 10.0 cents in the…

Amid signs of ongoing issues at a major U.S. LNG export terminal, and with physical market prices pointing to weak near-term fundamentals, natural gas futures were headed for heavy losses as of midday trading Wednesday.  Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures down 13.2 cents to $1.680/MMBtu as of 2:11 p.m. ET Day-ahead Henry Hub prices…

Natural gas futures visited both sides of even through midday Tuesday as traders mulled less-than-inspiring forecasts and strengthening export volumes. Cash markets were mixed, with some chilly spring weather failing to have much impact on Midwest and Northeast prices. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures up 0.7 cents to $1.798/MMBtu as of 2:08 p.m. ET…

Struggles defined the weekly natural gas cash market as prices bounced between gains and losses amid seasonal factors including fickle weather and maintenance activity.  NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the April 15-19 period ultimately lost 7.5 cents to $1.135/MMBtu. Meanwhile, the May Nymex futures contract jumped early in the week after reports of…