Weekly cash prices gave up ground despite modest production and robust cooling demand across much of the Lower 48 that fueled several daily gains. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the June 13-17 period declined 94.5 cents to $7.565, dragged lower by an outsized loss on Tuesday tied to broader natural gas market sentiment…
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Weekly Natural Gas Prices Mount Comeback on Northern Cold Blast
Weekly cash prices rebounded from the nosedive of a week earlier, lifted by a round of winter weather in the Northern Plains that gradually pushed eastward and galvanized heating demand over swaths of the Lower 48. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the Nov. 9-13 period climbed 12.5 cents to $2.510. The week before,…

Weekly Natural Gas Prices Climb Higher on Strong Seasonal Demand
Weekly cash market prices ratcheted up across much of the Lower 48, led higher by strong cooling demand in California and swaths of the East. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the July 27-30 period jumped 13.5 cents to $1.755. Trading on Friday (July 31) was for gas delivered on Monday (Aug. 3). For…

Weekly Natural Gas Prices Stumble as Heat Outlook Eases
Spot natural gas prices sputtered slightly over the course of the past week, as forecasts turned modestly cooler. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. lost 4.5 cents to $1.685 for the July 13-17 trading period. While the heat outlook eased to start the week, losses were minimal as the week wore on with forecasters continuing…

Weekly Natural Gas Prices Post Solid Gains as Summer Temperatures Soar
Spot prices surged over the course of the week as robust heat stretched across the country, with highs reaching into the triple-digits over swaths of Texas and the Southwest. Strong cooling demand propelled weekly spot gas prices for the July 6-10 period. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. advanced 22.0 cents to $1.730. Though forecasts…
New Federal Rules Pinpoint Crude Rail Shipments, White Paper Shows
Bakken crude oil rail shipments traverse 32 of North Dakota’s 53 counties on a weekly basis, and some counties have up to 45 crude-bearing trains pass through their boundaries weekly, according to a white paper released Thursday by an analyst at Genscape, the commodity and energy markets data gathering firm.

West, Rockies Down Hard; Analysts Mulling Seasonal Futures Low
Natural gas prices fell about 6 cents on average nationally on Thursday for Friday delivery, with soft power prices aiding the double-digit declines at California points. Rocky Mountain and other western points were also weak.
NatGas Prices to Increase Slowly Through 2014, EIA Says
Natural gas spot prices, which averaged $2.75/MMBtu at the Henry Hub last year and $3.33 last month, are expected to climb to an average of $3.41 this year and $3.63 in 2014, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

EIA: August Shale Production Not Enough to Counter Overall Decline
New wells in the nation’s shale plays helped push natural gas production higher in Texas and some other states in August, but it wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. total from sliding to 76.60 Bcf/d, a 3.4% decline compared with 79.33 Bcf/d in July, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production report.
Shale Driving Natural Gas Production to Record Highs, EIA Says
Domestic natural gas production will be at an all-time high this year and is expected to break that record for a third consecutive year in 2013, thanks in large part to the nation’s booming shale plays, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook for September.