Natural gas futures

With the latest government inventory data expected to further expand the storage surplus and potentially reveal an unseasonably early net injection, natural gas futures fell in early trading Thursday. The April Nymex contract was off 0.8 cents to $1.691/MMBtu as of 8:47 a.m. ET. May was down 1.4 cents to $1.831. Estimates for the U.S.…

April Nymex natural gas futures extended gains Tuesday with bulls feeding on near-term weather forecasts that would support a bump in demand and a pullback in the widening of natural gas storage surpluses. At A Glance: Futures add to prior gains Demand boosted by chill Cash gas up, Texas negative The front-month contract settled 4.1…

Natural gas futures hovered close to unchanged early Wednesday as modest late-season cooling remained supportive for a market working through a significant storage glut exiting winter. After turning in two straight positive sessions to open the work week, including a 4.1-cent gain on Tuesday, the April Nymex contract was trading flat at $1.744/MMBtu as of…

Natural gas futures remained modestly higher at the front of the curve through midday trading Tuesday as prices continued to draw support from a relatively cool forecast and flagging production. Meanwhile, West Texas spot prices remained on the wrong side of zero. Here’s the latest: April Nymex contract up 3.2 cents to $1.735/MMBtu as of…

Natural gas futures pulled back from early highs, still ending the week’s opening session with a gain as near-term cold weather that could prevent surpluses in natural gas inventories from widening further offered some support. The April Nymex natural gas futures contract settled Monday at $1.703/MMBtu. Prices rallied early to a high of $1.762 but…

A cooler weather outlook and continued evidence of receding production volumes helped lift natural gas futures in early trading Tuesday.  Building on a 4.8-cent rally in the previous session, the April Nymex contract was up 4.9 cents to $1.752/MMBtu as of 8:43 a.m. ET. Natural gas futures “caught a modest bid on Monday, with a…

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…

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…

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