Natural gas futures

Natural gas forward prices retreated through the Aug. 10-16 period as long-range forecasts point to a cooler end to the month with an increase in tropical activity. Strong production levels outside of maintenance, lagging LNG demand and robust underground stocks also weighed on the market, sending September forward prices down an average 25.0 cents, according…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported an on-target 35 Bcf injection into domestic storage facilities for the week ending Aug. 11, a surplus-trimming result that solicited only a muted response from natural gas futures traders. Futures climbed early Thursday as traders awaited the latest government inventory report, paring losses recorded over the…

Natural gas futures and cash prices slumped Wednesday as easing weather-driven demand expectations cooled a market leaning on late-summer heat to whittle away at a healthy supply cushion. Coast-to-coast cash losses saw NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. slide 18.5 cents to $2.595/MMBtu. September Nymex futures, meanwhile, settled at $2.592, off 6.7 cents on the day…

Natural gas futures tumbled on Tuesday, breaking a two-day stretch in which Nymex prices barely budged given only minor changes in fundamentals. With a cooler turn in the latest weather data, the September Nymex futures contract settled at $2.659, off 13.6 cents from Monday’s close. October fell 11.7 cents to $2.781. Spot gas prices also…

Easing weather-driven demand expectations following cooler adjustments to the latest forecasts saw natural gas futures retreat further in early trading Wednesday.  Coming off a 13.6-cent swoon in the previous session, the September Nymex contract was down another 2.9 cents to $2.630/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. EBW Analytics Group analyst Eli Rubin characterized the recent…

Natural gas futures tumbled on Tuesday, breaking a two-day stretch in which Nymex prices barely budged given only minor changes in fundamentals. With a cooler turn in the latest weather data, the September Nymex futures contract settled at $2.659, off 13.6 cents from Monday’s close. October fell 11.7 cents to $2.781. Spot gas prices also…

Trading action along the Nymex natural gas futures curve was like watching paint dry on Monday, with the prompt month swinging in a tight range given no major changes to fundamentals. The September Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.795/MMBtu, up 2.5 cents from Friday’s close. October futures tacked on 1.6 cents to $2.898.  Western…

Natural gas futures treaded water on Friday as traders continued to digest the latest inventory data. With mostly moderate weather outside of California and Texas keeping demand in check, the September Nymex gas futures contract closed out the week at $2.770/MMBtu, up only seven-tenths of a cent on the day. At A Glance: Storage data…

In one fell swoop, September natural gas futures erased most of the 25-cent price increase they had amassed over the past three days after a bullish government inventory report. The prompt month Nymex gas futures contract settled Thursday at $2.763/MMBtu, down 19.6 cents day/day. Spot gas prices also softened, sending NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg.…