natural gas production

American Noble Gas Inc. has agreed to acquire a 40% participation in a farmout agreement with an unspecified operator in the Hugoton natural gas field in Haskell and Finney Counties, KS. The Kansas-headquartered independent exploration and production (E&P) company would join three other partners to explore for and develop oil and gas and brine reserves…

North American natural gas futures continued to push higher last week as production and storage worries combined with strong global demand pushed futures prices over $7.00/MMbtu. That’s four straight weeks of rising natural gas prices as energy markets remain in turmoil following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. On Wednesday, the New York Mercantile Exchange prompt-month…

One day removed from choppy price action along the Nymex natural gas futures strip, May prices forged ahead midweek. With traders looking ahead to a smaller-than-normal increase in storage inventories, the prompt-month contract soared to a $7.005/MMBtu intraday high before settling Wednesday at $6.997, up 31.7 cents on the day. June futures rallied 33.3 cents…

U.S. dry natural gas production should average 96.9 Bcf/d in April and 97.4 Bcf/d for full-year 2022, which would reflect a 3.8 Bcf/d increase over 2021 levels, according to updated forecasting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). As the market has keyed in on supply adequacy fears and sent prices soaring well above $6.500/MMBtu this…

After a bit of hesitation, natural gas futures notched another day in the green as production declined and weather models aligned in showing a cooler-than-normal pattern that would keep hefty storage deficits intact throughout the month. The May Nymex contract settled at $6.680/MMBtu, up 3.7 cents day/day. June futures climbed 4.0 cents to $6.763. Spot…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow for a review of supply/demand fundamentals affecting North American natural gas prices today and what they could mean for the market in the near future. In the podcast, NGI’s Patrick Rau, director of Strategy and Research, highlights the potential gas market shift.…

After a bit of hesitation, natural gas futures notched another day in the green as production declined and weather models aligned in showing a cooler-than-normal pattern that would keep hefty storage deficits intact throughout the month. The May Nymex contract settled at $6.680/MMBtu, up 3.7 cents day/day. June futures climbed 4.0 cents to $6.763. Spot…

U.S. dry natural gas production should average 96.9 Bcf/d in April and 97.4 Bcf/d for full-year 2022, which would reflect a 3.8 Bcf/d increase over 2021 levels, according to updated forecasting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). As the market has keyed in on supply adequacy fears and sent prices soaring well above $6.500/MMBtu this…

Argentina took a step towards securing additional natural gas supplies for this upcoming Southern Cone winter with a new agreement with neighboring Bolivia. The agreement guarantees Argentina will receive 14 Mm3/d of gas from Bolivia from May to September, the same volume of imports as last winter. Bolivia had initially said it would send out…