Liquefied Natural Gas

Natural gas futures scratched out a modest gain Monday after Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall a day earlier, forcing shut-ins but also bringing cooler air to the South. Entrenched worries about weakness in demand from liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities curbed price momentum.

Natural gas futures gave up ground Monday as worries mounted about declining international demand and lower feed gas flows to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. The July Nymex contract settled at $1.774/MMBtu, down 7.5 cents day/day. August fell 6.9 cents to $1.871.

Natural gas futures raced higher Monday as supply/demand balances finally started to move in a more supportive direction for prices. With a further push from the cash market, the June Nymex gas futures contract settled up 13.7 cents from Friday’s close at $1.783. July jumped 12.6 cents to $1.959.

Natural gas futures got hammered early, but came roaring back Monday in another “chaotic” session. The May Nymex contract, which expires Tuesday, plunged to an intraday $1.593 low and then bounced back, settling the day at $1.819, up 7.3 cents from Friday’s close. June picked up 2.1 cents to close at $1.916.

Riding the waves of economic unease in the face of a growing pandemic, natural gas futures turned in an up-and-down day of trading Monday before settling close to unchanged. The April Nymex contract traded as low as $1.519/MMBtu, then rebounded to as high as $1.628, ultimately finishing at $1.602, off 0.2 cents.

Energy and stock markets steadied themselves Monday after last week’s swoon over Covid-19 fears, and natural gas futures followed the broader trend, rebounding decisively despite a lack of weather-driven demand in the forecast. The April Nymex contract added 7.2 cents to settle at $1.756/MMBtu, while May picked up 6.5 cents to $1.797.

After some early strengthening, natural gas futures fizzled out by midday Monday as weather models struggled to maintain any sustained cold weather. The March Nymex contract touched an intraday high of $1.880/MMBtu before going on to settle at $1.819, down 2.2 cents day/day. April slipped 2.4 cents to $1.862.

After some early strengthening, natural gas futures fizzled out by midday Monday as weather models struggled to maintain any sustained cold weather. The March Nymex contract touched an intraday high of $1.880/MMBtu before going on to settle at $1.819, down 2.2 cents day/day. April slipped 2.4 cents to $1.862.

After some early strengthening, natural gas futures fizzled out by midday Monday as weather models struggled to maintain any sustained cold weather. The March Nymex contract touched an intraday high of $1.880/MMBtu before going on to settle at $1.819, down 2.2 cents day/day. April slipped 2.4 cents to $1.862.