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Natural gas futures floundered most of Tuesday, but for a third straight session, the October contract approached the end of a tepid run at the front of the curve with a small gain. Lighter production offset fading demand and export uncertainty. Following tiny gains in the two prior sessions – and losses overall last week…

Spot rates for LNG vessel charters are rising sooner than last year as natural gas buyers and sellers hone in on the winter supply scenario and global risks that still abound. Spot vessel rates for liquefied natural gas deliveries east of the Suez canal reached about $100,000/day Friday for the first time since January and…

Natural gas futures struggled to find direction Monday, teetering between modest gains and losses as traders weighed robust near-term cooling demand against strong production and stout supplies in storage. At A Glance: Weather outlook loses some heat Production rebounds to 101 Bcf/d NGI sees smaller storage injection The August Nymex gas futures contract ultimately settled…

Natural gas futures flourished for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday, mounting momentum alongside lofty temperatures and hints of lighter production. Coming off a four-day slump, the August Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.629/MMBtu, up 11.7 cents day/day. September advanced 11.4 cents to $2.618. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. shed 3.0 cents…

European natural gas prices fell again on Monday, picking up where they left off last week as the market is for now well supplied and storage inventories are on track to fill ahead of winter. The prompt Title Transfer Facility (TTF) fell by 10% Monday and settled below $10/MMBtu. The contract has lost steam after…

Natural gas futures extended their losses on Monday, with prices tumbling by double digits amid light weather demand and lofty production that has held near the century mark despite maintenance events that have curtailed output. The June Nymex gas futures contract settled 18.5 cents lower at $2.400/MMBtu. July futures dropped 15.6 cents to $2.551. At…

Global natural gas demand remained weak as floating inventories built at sea and prices in Europe and Asia continued falling as the week got underway.  The May Title Transfer Facility (TTF) shed a penny on Monday, while spot LNG prices in Asia dropped below $12/MMBtu to their lowest point in nearly two years.  In Europe,…

Still on a sugar high from too many Cadbury eggs over the Easter holiday weekend, natural gas futures prices soared as weather data showed cool weather returning to the Lower 48 in about a week’s time. With some short-covering likely aiding the rally, the May Nymex natural gas contract settled Monday’s regular session at $2.172/MMBtu,…

European Union regulators have delivered on the promise of a new LNG benchmark for the region in the hopes of increasing price transparency and deflating similar price surges that rocked markets last year. The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) reported its first liquefied natural gas benchmark price Friday. ACER has…