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Natural gas futures pull back from early highs but still in positive territory as weather models seen cooler over weekend April Nymex contract trading at $1.713/MMBtu as of 2:10 p.m. ET, up 5.8 cents “Changes over the weekend were colder, particularly for the Plains and Midwest” throughout 15-day projection period, according to Maxar meteorologist Brad…

Natural gas futures rallied on Monday after the largest U.S. natural gas producer announced it would cut 1 Bcf/d of output through the end of March, chopping into a supply glut caused by one of the mildest winters on record. At A Glance: EQT slashes 1 Bcf/d of output Lower 48 production at 101.2 Bcf/d…

Nymex front month maintaining early gains through midday trading, buoyed by EQT Corp. announcing 1.0 Bcf/d production cut April Nymex contract up 9.2 cents to $1.927/MMBtu as of 2:08 p.m. ET; July up 11.0 cents to $2.576 Per EQT: Curtailments began in late February and to continue through March Northeast dry gas production at 33.3…

Natural gas forwards retreated during the Jan. 11-17 trading period as impacts to both supply and demand from recent Arctic weather began to subside and as a much milder late January pattern came into sharper focus. After surging in the week-earlier period, fixed prices from coast-to-coast fell back down, NGI’s Forward Look data show. Despite…

A new year brought a new outlook to regional natural gas forwards markets during the Dec. 28-Jan. 3 period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. Coming off a balmy December, forecasts during the period teased the arrival of markedly more winter-like conditions through this month, and traders responded by locking in double digit near month fixed…

For much of the Lower 48, regional natural gas prices gained during the Dec. 21-27 trading period amid hopes for a chillier new year, though winter basis premiums continued to fade at certain hubs, NGI’s Forward Look data show. January fixed prices at Henry Hub rallied 17.7 cents to exit the period at $2.629/MMBtu. February…

Aside from further discounts at Western Lower 48 hubs, natural gas forwards generally gained ground during the Dec. 14-20 trading period as the prospect of chillier conditions arriving in early 2024 lent support to prices. Fixed prices for January and February delivery rallied week/week at Henry Hub. The January contract at the national benchmark exited…

The combination of unseasonably light weather-driven demand and record-level production continued to deal one bearish blow after another to regional natural gas prices during the Dec. 7-13 trading period, data from NGI’s Forward Look show. Traders locked in fixed price discounts from coast-to-coast for the period, with Henry Hub down to $2.342/MMBtu for January delivery,…

Unable to escape a bearish fundamental outlook informed by production outperformance and mild December weather, regional natural gas forwards saw heavy discounts during the Nov. 30-Dec. 6 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. National benchmark Henry Hub fell to $2.575/MMBtu for January delivery, a 24.4-cent slide versus week-earlier prices.   Winter bulls found little refuge…