NYMEX

Natural gas futures were trading close to even early Tuesday as overnight weather trends were mixed and a tropical cyclone approaching the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) prompted further production declines. The November Nymex contract was trading 0.4 cents lower at $3.020/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. December was down 1.8 cents to $3.235. Tropical Storm…

Amid colder weekend weather trends and production impacts from another tropical cyclone tracking toward the Gulf of Mexico, natural gas futures gained in early trading Monday. The November Nymex contract was up 3.5 cents to $3.006/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. An already active hurricane season for the Gulf Coast could soon get even worse,…

A milder shift in the latest forecasts saw natural gas futures give back some of their recent gains in early trading Friday. After cresting the $3/MMBtu mark earlier in the week, the November Nymex contract was down 3.5 cents to $2.972/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. In the overnight weather data, the European model removed…

After punching through the $3/MMBtu barrier in the previous session, natural gas futures held relatively steady in early trading Thursday as the market awaited the latest round of government inventory data. The November Nymex contract was off 2.1 cents to $3.002 at around 8:40 a.m. ET. The November contract settled at $3.023 Wednesday, marking the…

A cooler shift in the weather outlook overnight, coupled with indications of a tightening supply/demand as winter approaches, had natural gas futures charging higher in early trading Wednesday. The November Nymex contract was up 11.5 cents to $3.028/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. NatGasWeather attributed the gains early Wednesday to a combination of a strengthening…

With developments along the Louisiana coast appearing favorable for a ramp-up in export demand, natural gas futures surged in early trading Tuesday. The November Nymex contract was up 11.4 cents to $2.909/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) feed gas demand climbed to 8.5 Bcf/d in early morning estimates from Bespoke Weather…

As traders tried to decipher a “murky” outlook for the timing of restored export volumes out of the Gulf Coast, natural gas futures were down several cents in early trading Monday. The November Nymex contract was off 5.0 cents to $2.723/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Analysts at EBW Analytics Group attributed heavy selling in…

After a steep sell-off in the previous session, natural gas futures recovered a large chunk of their recent losses in early trading Thursday on the prospect of further increases in export demand. The November Nymex contract was up 12.9 cents to $2.765/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. Analysts at EBW Analytics Group attributed the gains…

A milder-trending temperature outlook saw natural gas futures reverse lower early Tuesday, paring gains from the previous day. The November Nymex contract was down 7.5 cents to $2.806/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Prices advanced double digits in Monday’s session as liquefied natural gas (LNG) export volumes appeared largely unscathed by last week’s Hurricane Delta…