Supportive weekend weather trends, against a backdrop of tightening underlying fundamentals, helped natural gas futures rebound in early trading Monday. After plunging 8.6 cents in Friday’s session, the April Nymex contract was up 8.8 cents to $1.743/MMBtu as of 8:35 a.m. ET. The American Global Forecast System model added 20 heating degree days (HDD) over…
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Natural Gas Futures Drop as Freeport LNG’s Rolling Outages Stymie Demand; Cash Extends Gains
Natural gas futures fell Friday, tripped up by warmer forecasts for late March and additional work at the Freeport LNG terminal that could offset volume gains from a restart of its third train. At A Glance: Production at 100.8 Bcf/d National Avg. gains for second day Freeport LNG inspections offset restart The April Nymex contract…
With Natural Gas Prices So Cheap Across the Border, Why Isn’t Mexico Importing More? – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Almost 10 years have passed since the formation of Cenagas, the operator of Mexico’s Sistrangas natural gas pipeline network. The first open…
Speculation Over Freeport LNG Repairs Sinks Natural Gas Futures — MidDay Market Snapshot
Natural gas futures dropped sharply midday amid speculation over potential repairs at Freeport LNG terminal April Nymex contract climbed to near $1.720/MMBtu before sell-off kicked in around 12:40 p.m. ET Front month off 8.6 cents to $1.655 as of 2:28 p.m. ET Per Bloomberg report: Freeport Train 3 restarting, but repairs expected for liquefied natural…
Storage Print Beat, Possible Freeport LNG Restart Boost Natural Gas Futures
Natural gas futures found fresh footing Thursday, supported by a weekly storage report that slightly beat estimates and signs that the Freeport LNG export terminal may be preparing to restart its third train. At A Glance: Production falls to 100.8 Bcf/d Freeport power use hints at restart National Avg. rises 1.0 cent $1.145 The April…
Natural Gas Futures Steady Early on Potential Freeport Restart, Supportive Storage
With the market anticipating a bump in export demand, natural gas futures held on to the previous session’s gains in early trading Friday. The April Nymex contract was up 0.7 cents to $1.748/MMBtu at around 8:30 a.m. ET. Indications of an imminent return to service for Freeport LNG’s Train 3, offline since January, helped fuel…
Natural Gas Futures Rebound on Storage Draw, Possible Freeport LNG Restart; Cash Bounces
Natural gas futures found fresh footing Thursday, supported by a weekly storage report that slightly beat estimates and signs that the Freeport LNG export terminal may be preparing to restart its third train. At A Glance: EIA prints 9 Bcf withdrawal Production falls to 100.8 Bcf/d Freeport LNG repairs closely eyed The April Nymex contract…
North American Natural Gas Prices in Doldrums After Warm Winter – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas futures gained some ground on Thursday but overall, prices continued to languish. After six straight sessions of losses, the New York Mercantile Exchange contract for April rose on Thursday by 8.3 cents/MMBtu day/day to settle at $1.741. There was little room for optimism, though, for natural gas bulls. AccuWeather said the…
Selling Weighted to Front of Natural Gas Forward Curves on Weak Near-Term Fundamentals
Against a backdrop of soft near-term fundamentals, exceptionally weak spot market pricing and plummeting Nymex futures, regional natural gas forwards came under widespread bearish pressure during the March 7-13 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. For a market still threading the needle between near-term oversupply and anticipated future demand growth, selling was weighted toward…
Natural Gas Futures Maintaining Post-EIA Momentum; Cash Weakness Continues — MidDay Market Snapshot
Natural gas futures continue rallying through midday after supportive government inventory data April Nymex futures up 7.7 cents to $1.735/MMBtu as of 2:13 p.m. ET; May up 7.2 cents to $1.856 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported 9 Bcf withdrawal for week ended March 8, tighter versus estimates but loose versus historical norms Per Gelber…