natural gas prices

Natural gas futures fell Friday, with the May contract touching lows below $1.500/MMBtu before bouncing back on its last day as the front month. The June contract also fell, under pressure from milder weather patterns taking over and delaying expectations for summer’s heat to arrive. At A Glance: May Nymex rolls off board LNG exports…

With excess storage inventories continuing to hang over the market through the shoulder season, natural gas forwards declined notably at the front of the curve for most regions during the April 18-24 trading period, data from NGI’s Forward Look show. May fixed prices at benchmark Henry Hub exited the period at $1.653/MMBtu, down 6.1 cents…

As mild weather threatened to further pad storage surpluses, natural gas futures sagged through midday trading Friday. Meanwhile, spot market buyers seeking supplies for weekend and Monday delivery were finding bargains aplenty. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures down 7.5 cents to $1.911/MMBtu as of 2:15 p.m. ET From recent levels, natural gas futures face…

ExxonMobil will add more natural gas – including LNG – into the portfolio, both in the United States and overseas, as long as they are “advantaged investment opportunities,” according to CEO Darren Woods. During the quarterly conference call on Friday, Woods was asked whether more liquefied natural gas assets would be added to the portfolio…

Dallas-based independent Matador Resources Co. delivered better-than-expected results during the first quarter, with Permian Basin-heavy natural gas production jumping 36%. Gas output reached nearly 390 MMcf/d, 4% higher than guidance. That came even as average realized gas prices were $2.96/Mcf, about 25% lower year/year. What stoked the performance was the diversified portfolio, executives explained during…

As traders contemplated a swelling storage surplus amid mild springtime temperatures, natural gas futures were down sharply ahead of the front month expiration Friday. With volume thin in its final day of trading, the May Nymex contract was off 9.9 cents to $1.539/MMBtu as of 8:35 a.m. ET. June was trading 5.5 cents lower at…

Natural gas futures tried to shake off a stronger-than-expected government inventory print Thursday but settled lower as benign weather and LNG hiccups weighed. At A Glance: EIA reports 92 Bcf injection West Texas cash flips negative Freeport LNG stays down Following a nearly 16-cent decline, the May Nymex contract settled down 1.5 cents day/day at…

After a midweek nosedive, natural gas futures hovered close to even through midday trading Thursday, largely weathering the bearish impact of a high-side injection miss in the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) storage data. Here’s the latest: Soon-to-expire May Nymex futures down 2.2 cents to $1.631/MMBtu at around 2:10 p.m. ET Henry Hub spot…

Range Resources Corp. kept natural gas production steady through the first quarter, even as others pulled back, and it expects to maintain the same pace through 2024. The Appalachian Basin pure play’s executives reiterated to analysts during a call to discuss first quarter earnings on Wednesday that they intend to hold output flat this year.…