Cooler weather ushered in by a strong spring storm over the weekend set the table for strong heating demand most of this week across the northern United States. That was enough to drive a modest increase for natural gas futures on Monday, with the May Nymex contract settling at $2.273/MMBtu, up 4.0 cents from Friday’s…
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Cool Late-April Outlook Sends Natural Gas Futures Swinging Higher, while Cash Rebounds
Natural gas futures strengthened Monday as weather models trended cooler for late April, providing support to a market awash in supply but also seeing a surge in LNG demand. The May Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.275/MMBtu, up 16.1 cents on the day. June futures climbed 13.9 cents to $2.444. At A Glance: Production…
United States Led Global LNG Exports Higher Through May, IEA Says
Natural gas consumption continued to increase across the world in May and exports were up to meet demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA in its latest monthly report said gross natural gas consumption increased 7.4% year/year to 125.9 million cubic meters (MMcm) in developed nations, defined as the Organization for Economic Cooperation…
No ‘Excitement’ Needed as May Nymex Natural Gas Contract Expires Above $2.90
Part of a broad move higher across commodities, natural gas futures recorded a third straight day of gains despite an uptick in production and moderate weather outlooks. The May Nymex gas futures contract rolled off the board at $2.925, up 5.2 cents from Tuesday’s close. June, which takes over the prompt-month position on Thursday, climbed…
May Natural Gas Imports to Mexico Averaged 5.15 Bcf/d, Sener Says
Natural gas imports into Mexico grew 6.3% year/year (y/y) in May as pipeline shipments and liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to make up for declining domestic output, according to the latest official data.
Natural Gas June Prices Down as Spring (and Maybe Summer) Has Arrived
Natural gas prices for June fell an average of 5 cents from April 27-May 4 as an increasingly bearish weather outlook for the remainder of May added to pressure already being brought on by heavy producer selling, according to NGI’s Forward Look.