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Goldman Sachs Commodities Research analysts this week reiterated their belief that last summer was “the peak of the current bearish cycle in global gas markets,” saying in a forecast that they expect tighter conditions in Asia, Europe and the United states through next year. Goldman analysts said they see this year’s bearish drivers “largely reversing”…

Regional heating demand is expected to heighten along with colder temperatures in the Mountain West and snow over the Northern Plains this week, helping to counter warmth elsewhere across the Lower 48 and fueling a long-awaited rally on Tuesday in natural gas futures. Over the prior six trading sessions, the prompt month shed nearly 50…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight The Golar Seal departed Cameron LNG on Wednesday, transiting the Calcasieu Ship Channel with a draft of 35.8 feet, according to Bloomberg ship tracking data. The ship’s draft was below the 36-foot restrictions in place from a sunken rock barge in the CSC. The vessel…

Natural gas traders may have had the theme of 1980s sitcom “Three’s Company” playing in their heads Wednesday as they knocked on the door of $3.00/MMBtu gas. With the resumption of maximum exports imminent and weather models adding more demand, they got the job done. The November Nymex futures contract settled 11.0 cents higher at…

Record natural gas production declines and a potential rebound in winter demand could create the tightest market of the past decade, with Henry Hub prices soaring to $5.00/MMBtu if weather is colder than normal, according to Morgan Stanley. Researchers said that the precipitous drop in oil prices has stalled growth in the “free” associated gas…

Henry Hub spot natural gas prices are sitting under $1.50/MMBtu, but lower production is expected to drive a more than $2 rebound by February/March, assuming normal weather, according to IHS Markit. IHS Markit analysts expect the tightening supply/demand balance to lift Henry Hub cash prices to the $2.50 range by year’s end, up from an…

The average spot basis at many natural gas trading hubs in the United States narrowed during the first half of 2020 (1H2020) versus the same period last year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday, citing NGI data. Basis refers to the difference between the natural gas price at a given hub and the Henry…

U.S. natural gas prices have surged this week, breaking out of a narrow trading range with the largest single-day increase in more than 18 months and pushing up other benchmarks across the world. A day after Henry Hub jumped 30 cents to finish at $2.10, the September contract gained another 9.2 cents to finish at…

U.S. natural gas benchmark Henry Hub prices tracked nearly $1 below year-ago levels in the first half of the year, averaging only $1.81/MMBtu, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). This included a record low of $1.61 in June and sub-$2 gas in each month from February through June. Before 2020, the Henry Hub price…