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Natural gas futures soared over the summer months, driving up costs for utilities that bought gas ahead of the fall months and then passed along the hikes to consumers, federal data show. More energy inflation lurks as winter weather will drive higher gas demand and OPEC-plus production cuts could propel oil prices. The U.S. Department…

National Grid plc, which manages the UK’s electricity and natural gas networks, is looking to secure additional gas reserves to help manage potential supply shortfalls this winter, particularly if LNG deliveries are diverted. “Due to the war in Ukraine and gas shortages in Europe, there is a significant risk that gas shortages could occur during…

European natural gas prices continued declining Monday to the lowest point in three months on mild weather forecasts and reports of heightened storage, despite threats from Russia of a complete end to pipeline exports. After a brief mid-week jump last Wednesday (Oct. 12), natural gas linked to the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) benchmark continued…

European Union (EU) energy ministers will likely weigh proposals for natural gas price caps and other protective measures after weeks of questions from members, but researchers expect a consensus will be hard fought. Leaders from the 27 EU member countries are expected to meet Thursday and Friday to possibly implement a price cap on gas,…

Natural gas futures continued to trade mostly sideways midweek, with no huge deviations in the supply/demand balance to decisively move prices one way or the other. Instead, expectations for another massive storage injection sent the November Nymex contract down 16.1 cents day/day to $6.435/MMBtu. December futures slipped 16.2 cents to $6.766. At A Glance: Another…

President Biden warned of “consequences” for Saudi Arabia after OPEC-plus dismissed U.S. objections and said it would slash crude production, a move that could send global oil prices and gasoline costs for Americans surging. The Biden administration said the plan by the cartel, to cut output by up to 2 million b/d next month, would…

Despite a massive throttling of pipeline natural gas to Europe after Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, European Union (EU) members in September still led the world in Russian oil and natural gas imports, according to a new report. Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, EU members have imported around $97 billion in Russian…

Production and capacity issues in Algeria and Nigeria could impact future natural gas pipeline and LNG exports to Europe, complicating buyers’ hopes that contracted supplies can help bridge the gap caused by the shutdown on Nord Stream 1. Liquefied natural gas is projected to meet about half of Europe’s gas demand through 2030, according to…

EQT Corp., the largest U.S. natural gas producer, has teamed up with midstreamers TC Energy Corp. and Williams to establish a coalition that will focus on increasing American LNG exports to help displace dirtier fuels abroad and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Partnership to Address Global Emissions, or PAGE, would help develop and promote policies…