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Natural gas futures flirted with the $3 mark in early trading Wednesday as updated forecasts moderated the temperature outlook heading into the second week of February.  The February Nymex contract, expiring later this week, was off 17.0 cents to $3.088/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. March was down 8.7 cents to $2.970. Overnight selling occurred…

Traders sent natural gas futures lower on Tuesday, even as production declined and weather forecasts pointed to stronger consumption. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $3.258/MMBtu, down 18.9 cents day/day. March shed 16.5 cents to $3.057. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg., in contrast, gained 36.5 cents to $5.725 as new cold fronts formed…

Front month natural gas futures were trading just shy of even early Tuesday as frigid forecasts continued to offer support. After rallying 27.3 cents in the previous session, the February Nymex contract was down 1.8 cents to $3.429/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. March was off 4.8 cents to $3.174. The February contract managed to…

Oil and gas executives in the Rockies and Midcontinent have downwardly revised their expectations for Henry Hub natural gas prices over the near term, according to a new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Kansas City Fed’s quarterly Tenth District Energy Survey gauges current and expected oil and gas activity in…

Natural gas futures rallied sharply in early trading Monday as weather models over the weekend advertised a significantly colder Lower 48 temperature outlook heading into early February.  The February Nymex contract was up 35.5 cents to $3.529/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. March was up 12.0 cents to $3.156. Weather data over the weekend showed…

U.S. natural gas prices have had a remarkably soft winter so far, but the whole of 2022 tells a completely different story. In 2022, the wholesale U.S. natural gas spot price at Henry Hub averaged $6.45/MMBtu, the highest level since 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) based on data from Refinitiv Eikon. This…

With traders and analysts continuing to mull the balance implications of the latest government inventory data, and with updated forecasts failing to impress following weeks of mild weather to start the year, natural gas futures remained under pressure early Friday. The February Nymex contract was off 3.7 cents to $3.238/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET.…

As the market awaited the latest government inventory data, expected to reveal an unseasonably light withdrawal following mild winter weather this month, natural gas futures were called close to even early Thursday. Following a 27.5-cent slide in the previous session, the February Nymex contract was off 1.0 cent to $3.301/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET.…

Asking natural gas and oil executives about the market, their projects, cash flow and budgets is a staple of the NGI Thought Leader team’s daily routine. Turning that microphone around to ask journalists the questions is a bit trickier! The Thought Leader team was up for the challenge, though, to editorialize as we enter 2023.…