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One day after posting the largest single-day gain in the last year and a half, natural gas futures moved another leg higher, surging past the long-term high established earlier this year. September Nymex gas settled Tuesday at $2.193, up 9.2 cents from Monday’s close. October rose 9.5 cents to $2.334. Spot gas prices also continued…

As the original expiration date has expired for most moratoriums on utility shut-offs for nonpayment, several companies within the oil and gas industry continue to support their customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March, NGI has reported on the efforts of more than 57 domestic and international corporations, foundations and utilities as they responded to…

BP plc turned the investor world on its head Tuesday with a revamped strategy to slash oil and natural gas production while pouring billions into low-carbon investments. CEO Bernard Looney, during a lengthy conference call with top executives, further outlined the strategy that he had first unveiled in February, to put the company on a…

Williams, which owns one of largest gas pipeline systems in the United States, continues to see increasing demand, including robust flows of natural gas to Mexico, despite the persistent coronavirus pandemic and shaky economy. The Tulsa-based pipeline operator, which operates more than 30,000 miles of pipelines led by the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line, aka Transco,…

Lofty summer heat in July, with forecasts for more by mid-August, should further ease pressure on storage injection levels as industrial energy demand shows signs of increasing and global economies emerge from coronavirus-imposed lockdowns, BofA Global Research analysts said. Analysts including Peter Helles said gas had reached a “turning point,” and they also anticipate European…

Coming off a roaring advance in the previous session, natural gas futures continued to climb near the front of the curve in early trading Tuesday as analysts pointed to easing storage availability fears. The September Nymex contract was up 3.2 cents to $2.133/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Monday’s stunning 30.2-cent rally for the September…

In a shocking move that appears to be based on more than pure fundamentals, natural gas futures surged as much as 35.5 cents on Monday, busting out of their previous trading range and closing nearly 17% higher than Friday. The September contract reached a $2.154/MMBtu intraday high before going on to settle at $2.101, up…

Noble Corp. plc, one of the top offshore drilling rig experts in the world, has secured a restructuring support agreement to eliminate all bond debt and reorganize via Chapter 11. Subsidiaries of the London-based operator filed Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston. The company expects…

San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) last month distributed $64 in credits to all residential customers, similar to actions earlier this year by the state’s other investor owned utilities (IOU) as part of the annual payoff from the quarterly cap-and-trade auctions. Since the program kicked off in 2012-2013, the IOUs have received $7.36 billion…