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…
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…
Natural Gas Futures Slightly Lower as Early Injection from EIA a Possibility
As traders prepared to digest updated government inventory data that could reveal an unusually early net injection following blowtorch winter weather, natural gas futures hovered just shy of even early Thursday. The April Nymex contract was trading at $1.648/MMBtu at around 8:35 a.m. ET, off 1.0 cent. May was down 1.3 cents to $1.771. The…
Natural Gas Futures Lose Ground for Sixth Session as Henry Hub Spot Price Sinks to 15-Year Low
Natural gas futures fell Wednesday, pressured lower by weak near-term fundamentals sending cash prices to new lows and a looming government storage report Thursday that could show a bearish early season build. At A Glance: Output rises to 101.0 Bcf/d Henry Hub cash at $1.240 Storage print due Thursday The April Nymex contract settled at…
EIA Cuts U.S. Natural Gas Price Forecast Amid Warm Winter Temps, Stout Supply
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is slashing its projected 2024 average Henry Hub natural gas spot price by 14% versus its month-earlier forecast after observing record lows for the benchmark in February, the agency said Tuesday. EIA, in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), modeled an average Henry Hub price of $2.27/MMBtu for 2024,…