Natural gas futures

Uncertainty over the extent winter chills into the month of February put downward pressure on natural gas futures in early trading Tuesday. The February Nymex contract was off 5.6 cents to $3.971/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. March was off 3.8 cents to $3.837. The European weather model shed heating demand from the outlook overnight…

Natural gas futures climbed back into positive territory on Friday amid updated forecasts for freezing conditions to extend into next month and expectations for stout withdrawals from storage. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $3.999, up 19.7 cents day/day. March rose 13.3 cents to $3.782. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg., in contrast, shed…

Eyeing a February warm-up, traders shrugged off signs of tight balances in the interim to send prompt month natural gas futures lower early Monday. The February Nymex contract was off 4.5 cents to $3.954/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. March, meanwhile, was trading close to even at $3.780. Trends from the major weather models were…

Natural gas futures climbed back into positive territory on Friday amid updated forecasts for freezing conditions to extend into next month and expectations for stout withdrawals from storage. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $3.999, up 19.7 cents day/day. March rose 13.3 cents to $3.782. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg., in contrast, shed…

Attempting to predict the direction of natural gas prices is much like predicting the weather. A week out, the weather forecaster or gas price prognosticator might hit the number on the nose. Two weeks out, a Winter Storm Uri look-alike could plunge temperatures below freezing with 24 hours’ notice, and gas prices could jump to record highs.

Natural gas futures recovered some of their recent losses in early trading Friday as weather models trended colder overnight. The February Nymex contract was up 9.0 cents to $3.892/MMBtu at around 8:55 a.m. ET. The American Global Forecast System (GFS) model trended colder by 15 heating degree days overnight, according to NatGasWeather. Most of the…

Natural gas traders turned a blind eye to some of the coldest weather of the winter set to arrive in days, sending natural gas forward prices plummeting across the country during the trading period from Jan. 13-19, NGI’s Forward Look showed. While fixed prices for the February contract came off as much as $2.610/MMBtu at…

Natural gas futures floundered a second consecutive day as weather patterns tilted warmer, overshadowing record export volumes, threats to production and the steepest storage withdrawal of the season. A day after dropping 25.2 cents, the February Nymex gas futures contract on Thursday shed 22.9 cents day/day and settled at $3.802/MMBtu. March fell 19.6 cents to…

North America natural gas futures continued to be unpredictable this week as cold weather descended across the Lower 48, while demand for U.S. gas in Europe and Mexico continued to rise. The February Nymex gas futures contract lost 25.2 cents day/day on Wednesday and closed at $4.031/MMBtu. March fell 20.3 cents to $3.845. Upcoming bursts…