Pricing

Flat or close-to-it pricing was almost universal in Thursday’s market, and for a change almost-imperceptible firmness prevailed instead of the mild declines that had dominated trading in the previous two days. The previous day’s screen uptick of 4.9 cents was the chief impetus for arresting the overall slide as forecasts continued to hint that the end of winter was nigh.

Flat or close-to-it pricing was almost universal in Thursday’s market, and for a change almost-imperceptible firmness prevailed instead of the mild declines that had dominated trading in the previous two days. The previous day’s screen uptick of 4.9 cents was the chief impetus for arresting the overall slide as forecasts continued to hint that the end of winter was nigh.

Natural gas buyers consider reliability, honesty and dependability, along with competitive pricing and accuracy of invoices and statements, to be the most important issues when they work with marketers, according to Mastio’s Natural Gas Marketer Customer Value & Loyalty Study for 2009.

Natural gas buyers consider reliability, honesty and dependability, along with competitive pricing and accuracy of invoices and statements, to be the most important issues when they work with marketers, according to Mastio’s Natural Gas Marketer Customer Value & Loyalty Study for 2009.

Natural gas buyers consider reliability, honesty and dependability, along with competitive pricing and accuracy of invoices and statements, to be the most important issues when they work with marketers, according to Mastio’s Natural Gas Marketer Customer Value & Loyalty Study for 2009.

Near-flat pricing prevailed Wednesday as generally moderate weather continued to dominate the outlook but some below-freezing lows remained in the northern forecasts. Slightly softer numbers were again in the majority, but losses were much smaller than a day earlier and nearly balanced by flat to higher quotes.

The U.S. natural gas market may be pricing 2010 based on forecasts for a strong recovery in demand and declining supply, but a modest recovery is more likely next year, with prices averaging $5.05/MMBtu, Barclays Capital analysts said last week.

The U.S. natural gas market may be pricing 2010 based on forecasts for a strong recovery in demand and declining supply, but a modest recovery is more likely next year, with prices averaging $5.05/MMBtu, Barclays Capital analysts said in a note.

A large majority of the cash market saw little change in pricing Friday as prior-day screen support and forecasts of colder weather in some areas were largely counterbalanced by warming trends in other areas and the usual weekend decline of industrial demand.