natural gas prices

Natural gas futures slipped further into the red on Thursday despite the potential for cold weather to return to the Lower 48 within the next couple of weeks. With mixed messages in the latest storage data, and Freeport LNG not yet back online, the March Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.456/MMBtu, down 1.2 cents…

Weakened natural gas prices – following a massive run-up last summer – intersected with rising interest rates to ease inflation that had only a few months ago reached a 40-year high. Further New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures price drops early this year, owing in part to relatively benign winter weather across most of January,…

Natural gas futures added a few pennies in early trading Friday as the market mulled signs of tightening balances following the latest round of government inventory data, while forecasts continued to hone in on mild February temperatures.  The March Nymex contract was up 3.9 cents to $2.495/MMBtu at around 8:30 a.m. ET. The overnight weather…

Natural gas futures slipped further into the red on Thursday despite the potential for cold weather to return to the Lower 48 within the next couple of weeks. With mixed messages in the latest storage data, and Freeport LNG not yet back online, the March Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.456/MMBtu, down 1.2 cents…

North American natural gas trading has been hijacked by bears, with prices moving lower this week on the back of a healthy supply and storage outlook. The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) futures contract for March is hovering around $2.500/MMBtu, its lowest point in almost two years. Last Friday (Jan. 27), the February Nymex natural…

Natural gas futures pared their losses early Thursday as traders prepared to digest the latest round of government inventory data, expected to reveal another lighter-than-average withdrawal to further pad the storage cushion. Coming off a 21.6-cent slide in the previous session, the March Nymex contract was up 2.6 cents to $2.494/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m.…

Mexico’s demand for Texan natural gas is set to rise as new infrastructure projects come to fruition. Along with plans in Mexico to build up to 5 Bcf/d of liquefied natural gas export capacity, state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) also is developing over 7 GW of natural gas-fired power generation by 2025. These…

Enterprise Product Partners LP has $3.6 billion of assets scheduled to begin commercial operations this year to expand natural gas, liquids and crude oil systems across the United States, with almost $2 billion more rolling off the boards through 2025, executives said Wednesday. Co-CEOs Jim Teague and Randy Fowler shared a microphone with the executive…

Natural gas futures stabilized on Tuesday, supported by a cold front, eased production and strength in cash markets. Coming off a 17.2-cent drop in its debut as the front month a day earlier, the March Nymex gas futures contract on Tuesday settled at $2.684/MMBtu, up seven-tenths of a cent day/day. April rose 1.0 cent to…