natural gas production

In the aftermath of last week’s heavy sell-off, natural gas futures were trading lower early Tuesday as forecasts shed cooling demand over the weekend. The August Nymex contract was off 35.5 cents to $5.375/MMBtu as of around 8:45 a.m. ET. After a brutal slashing, natural gas bulls licked their wounds and managed to churn out…

After a brutal slashing, natural gas bulls licked their wounds and managed to churn out a respectable rebound along the natural gas futures curve to close out the week. The August Nymex futures contract settled Friday at $5.730/MMBtu, up 30.6 cents on the day. September futures climbed 32.0 cents to $5.712. At A Glance: Market…

Natural gas futures took one (actually two) on the chin Thursday as a larger-than-expected storage injection and an update regarding the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) outage sent prices tumbling to levels not seen in months. The August Nymex futures contract plummeted $1.074 to $5.424/MMBtu. September lost $1.101 cents to land at $5.392. Spot gas…

The United States bested all countries last year for natural gas and oil production, according to BP plc’s annual energy review. U.S. natural gas output in 2021 climbed 2.3% year/year to 934.2 billion cubic meters (Bcm), according to BP’s 71st annual Statistical Review of World Energy.  Russia, in second place, produced 701.7 Bcm, and Iran…

Nymex natural gas futures, led now by the August contract, failed to hold onto early price gains amid weakening demand ahead of the holiday weekend. The August Nymex futures contract settled at $6.498/MMBtu, down 7.2 cents on the day. September futures slipped 6.4 cents to $6.493. At A Glance: BREAKING: U.S. EIA reports another larger-than-expected…

The gap between natural gas production and demand in Mexico continued to widen in 2021, according to the 71st edition of BP plc’s Statistical Review of World Energy published Tuesday. Mexico’s gas output fell to 29.2 billion cubic meters (Bcm) in 2021 from 30.5 Bcm in 2020 and 34 Bcm in 2019, researchers said.  The…

Natural gas futures extended their rally as a hotter long-range forecast, a dip in production and bullish technical momentum lifted the prompt month ahead of expiration. The July Nymex contract rolled off the board at $6.551/MMBtu, up 5.0 cents on the day. The August contract, which moves to the front of the Nymex curve on…

An early slide along the Nymex natural gas futures curve gave way to a technical bounce midday on Monday, ultimately boosting the July contract by 28.1 cents to a $6.501/MMBtu settlement. August futures climbed 26.5 cents to $6.546. Spot gas prices also were mostly higher after the weekend, even as temperatures moderated from the unusually…

Natural gas futures finished out the short week far quieter than only one day prior. After prices took a beating on verification that an outage at a key export terminal could drastically improve balances, the July Nymex gas futures contract settled on Friday at $6.220/MMBtu, only 1.9 cents lower day/day. Spot gas prices also continued…