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The surprise decision over the weekend by OPEC-plus countries to further cut crude production helped keep a rally in European natural gas prices alive as concerns over fuel supplies again bubbled up as the week got underway. The slump in natural gas prices amid a mild winter has made the fuel more competitive with oil…

Colder weather and the possibility of continued labor strikes at French import terminals helped lift European natural gas prices on Monday. The May Title Transfer Facility (TTF) gained about 5% last week after forecasts shifted colder for the remainder of the month and into early April. The contract gained another 3% Monday to finish just…

Global natural gas prices continued falling Monday, picking up where they left off last week amid warmer weather, ample supplies and turmoil in the banking sector that has weighed on commodities.  In Europe, the May Title Transfer Facility (TTF) contract fell 13% last week. It gave up another 8% on Monday and closed at its…

European natural gas prices corrected on Monday after big gains at the end of last week as warmer weather is forecast and wind power output increases. The prompt Title Transfer Facility (TTF) contract fell by 6% Monday, dipping below $16/MMBtu. The benchmark jumped 22% on Friday amid labor strikes in France that have brought LNG…

European natural gas prices sank Monday, giving up last week’s gains as the March Title Transfer Facility (TTF) contract rolled off the board with the continent amply supplied as spring nears.  The March and April contracts finished below $15/MMBtu as the week got underway. European gas storage inventories are at about 62% of capacity, compared…

How close is the world to adopting a global spot LNG index? That’s a question this series has aimed to answer by exploring the prospects of establishing one based on crude oil, Title Transfer Facility (TTF) and Henry Hub prices.

Despite sliding global LNG prices over the past several months, Flex LNG Ltd. management said heightened European and Asian prices compared to Henry Hub are expected to continue driving U.S. infrastructure investment through the middle of the decade. During an earnings call Tuesday, CEO Oystein Kalleklev said falling liquefied natural gas prices during the fourth…

The wide spread between European pipeline gas futures and LNG delivered to the continent has narrowed to an average range as global gas prices continue to slide, but analysts warn the risk of volatility still looms large. European regulators and natural gas buyers have been cautiously eyeing the differential between Northwest European liquefied natural gas…

While the early LNG market mostly developed in Asia and the Middle East, the super-chilled fuel was first commercialized in the United States and Europe.