Pricing

Prices strayed mostly short distances to either side of flat Thursday, with moderate gains tending to outweigh the losses despite sources contending that substantive heating load remains hard to find — for now. Most of the declines occurred in the West.

With rising production costs and maturing basins, natural gas demand is moving pricing to a sustained level above $4/Mcf, which in turn may support a permanent liquefied natural gas (LNG) market in the United States, according to a report issued Thursday by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

With rising production costs and maturing basins, natural gas demand is moving pricing to a sustained level above $4/Mcf, which in turn may support a permanent liquefied natural gas (LNG) market in the United States, according to a report issued Thursday by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

With rising production costs and maturing basins, natural gas demand is moving pricing to a sustained level above $4/Mcf, which in turn may support a permanent liquefied natural gas (LNG) market in the United States, according to a report issued Thursday by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

With several market areas still getting a limited early taste of winter, cash prices managed to eke out moderate gains Thursday at a slight majority of points. But there were almost as many points ranging from flat to down as much as 30-45 cents, although most losses were less than a dime.

With several market areas still getting a limited early taste of winter, cash prices managed to eke out moderate gains Thursday at a slight majority of points. But there were almost as many points ranging from flat to down as much as 30-45 cents, although most losses were less than a dime.

The market paused to figuratively catch its breath with a mixed price performance Thursday following three days of climbing quotes in which the gains tended to get substantially larger each day. Various points ranged from almost 30 cents lower to a little more than 30 cents higher.

A federal court in Ohio has tossed out claims that American Electric Power (AEP) failed to disclose that traders had reported false information on natural gas trades to index publishers.

A federal court in Ohio on Friday tossed out claims that American Electric Power (AEP) failed to disclose that traders had reported false information on natural gas trades to index publishers.