natural gas production

Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador cited oil production, hydroelectricity and a tree-planting program as pillars of his country’s climate strategy during the Leaders Summit on Climate organized by the White House. In contrast to his fellow world leaders, López Obrador made no mention of specific emissions targets, nor did he mention wind and solar…

Natural gas futures continued riding high in early trading Wednesday, adding to their recent gains as analysts noted continued tightness in the supply/demand balance. The expiring May Nymex contract was up 3.7 cents to $2.910/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. June was up 3.5 cents to $2.977. The May contract surged 8.3 cents in Tuesday’s…

Estimates showing a day/day drop in production helped natural gas futures extend their recent gains in early trading Tuesday. After picking up 6.0 cents in the previous session, the May Nymex contract was up 3.0 cents to $2.820/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The latest daily production estimate from Wood Mackenzie Tuesday showed a 2.4…

Natural gas futures retreated in early trading Wednesday amid forecasts for mild temperatures and lower weather-driven demand starting next week. The May Nymex contract was down 3.3 cents to $2.694/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The latest 15-day forecast from Bespoke Weather Services remained essentially unchanged early Wednesday, albeit with a slight change in the…

Natural gas futures pared their recent gains in early trading Tuesday as the latest forecasts continued to show a mild seasonal pattern arriving later this month. After climbing 6.9 cents in the previous session, the May Nymex contract was down 2.0 cents to $2.729/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Overnight changes to the forecast data…

Mexico’s petrochemicals sector has suffered from underinvestment and the prioritization of crude oil production by state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), according to a new issue brief published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.  These factors have led to a steady decrease over the last decade in Pemex’s production of ethane and ethane…

Riding momentum from strong export levels and continued colder trends from forecasts over the weekend, natural gas futures probed several cents higher in early trading Monday. The May Nymex contract was up 3.9 cents to $2.719/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. In its latest 15-day forecast Monday Bespoke Weather Services added nine gas-weighted degree days…

In a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and upended at times by an historic hurricane season, leading natural gas marketers posted lighter sales volumes for full-year 2020, according to NGI’s Top North American Natural Gas Marketers ranking. It marked the second consecutive year of lower overall levels. A global supply glut and weak prices…

Colder overnight trends for late April from one of the major weather models saw natural gas futures climb several cents in early trading Friday. The May Nymex contract was up 3.1 cents to $2.689/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. The European weather model added 12 heating degree days (HDD) overnight, with colder trends impacting the…