The winter of 2023-2024 is likely to go down as the warmest on record for the United States. That goes a long way toward explaining why natural gas demand and prices deflated over the course of the heating season. Ahead of an official call later this month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),…
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Natural Gas Futures Limp Into Close, Cash Sinks as Storage Glut Weighs
Natural gas futures fell on Monday for a fourth session as the possibility of an early season storage build later this week outweighed cooler weather trends into late March. At A Glance: NGI models 3 Bcf withdrawal Nymex falls for fourth day Texas cash trades negative again The April Nymex contract settled at $1.759/MMBtu, down…
Storage Glut Weighs Down Natural Gas Futures; Cash Prices Flounder — MidDay Market Snapshot
Natural gas futures retreating through midday trading as expanding storage surplus outweighing cooler temperatures into late March April Nymex contract off 3.6 cents to $1.769/MMBtu as of 2:10 p.m. ET; May down 5.0 cents to $1.873 Lower 48 storage surplus versus five-year average poised to pass 600 Bcf; NGI modeling 3 Bcf withdrawal for week…
West Texas Spot Natural Gas Prices Tank as Pipeline Work Traps Supply
Spot natural gas prices for Wednesday flow at Waha and nearby delivery hubs in West Texas fell into negative territory as pipeline maintenance prevented some gas from leaving the basin and mild, spring-like weather reduced demand. Waha Hub spot prices for next-day delivery tumbled 72.0 cents day/day to minus 54.5 cents. The last time Waha’s…
March Natural Gas Futures Rally as Production Dips, Expiry Looms; Spot Prices Slip
Natural gas futures rebounded on Monday, bolstered by lower production readings and trader positioning ahead of the front-month contract’s expiration. At A Glance: NGI models 84 Bcf draw Production at 103 Bcf/d Weather demand evades Coming off back-to-back losses to close out the prior week, the March Nymex gas futures contract settled at $1.659/MMBtu, up…
Natural Gas Futures Flat, Stifled By Evolving Weather Patterns; Cash Up with Storms
March Nymex natural gas futures ended nearly unchanged on the plus side in the week’s opening session as the market locked onto near-term weather forecasts for mild conditions ahead of an expected blast of mid-February cold. At A Glance: Futures near unchanged Supply concerns persist Spot gas gains The front-month contract settled at $2.082/MMBtu, less…
Natural Gas Futures, Cash Prices Crumble as Forecasts Agree on Warm-Up into Early February
Natural gas futures and cash prices tumbled Monday as forecasts doubled down on warmer weather into February, drowning out bullish vibes for an expected near-record storage draw print later this week. At A Glance: Forecasts point to warmer week Production reaches 101 Bcf/d NGI models 320 Bcf withdrawal The February Nymex gas futures contract fell…
Natural Gas Forward Prices Pull Back on Late January Warmth
Natural gas forwards retreated during the Jan. 11-17 trading period as impacts to both supply and demand from recent Arctic weather began to subside and as a much milder late January pattern came into sharper focus. After surging in the week-earlier period, fixed prices from coast-to-coast fell back down, NGI’s Forward Look data show. Despite…
Natural Gas Production Plunges Amid Arctic Blast, Spurring Spot Price Surge
Extreme cold that permeated much of the Lower 48 throughout the long Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend and into the current trading week at once sent natural gas demand soaring and froze wells, causing steep cuts to production that carried into Tuesday. Temperatures over parts of the Mountain West, Plains and Midwest plunged…
Natural Gas Futures Reverse Declines as Weather Models Queue Up Cold Shots; Cash Slides
February natural gas futures rebounded from early weakness Monday to settle shy of $3.000/MMBtu as weather models firmed up expectations for more heating demand from this week’s two winter storms and colder weather into next week. The February Nymex natural gas futures contract rose 8.7 cents day/day to settle at $2.980, after trading across a…