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Halliburton Co., which completes more onshore oil and gas wells in North America than any other operator, saw demand for its drilling services climb during the first three months of the year.  The Houston oilfield services (OFS) giant reported its quarterly results on Wednesday, with CEO Jeff Miller presiding over the conference call with analysts. …

Natural gas futures retreated in early trading Wednesday amid forecasts for mild temperatures and lower weather-driven demand starting next week. The May Nymex contract was down 3.3 cents to $2.694/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The latest 15-day forecast from Bespoke Weather Services remained essentially unchanged early Wednesday, albeit with a slight change in the…

After a meaningful step higher over the past week or so, natural gas futures steadied a bit on Tuesday and traded in a tight range. Small deviations in supply and demand ultimately sent the May Nymex contract down 2.2 cents to settle at $2.727, while the June contract slipped 1.5 cents to $2.803. Spot gas…

Only a few months after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed to end his nation’s dependence on natural gas imports from the United States, Mexico’s need for Lower 48 gas is surging. April is usually a month of lower energy demand in Mexico, when natural gas infrastructure undergoes maintenance and gas imports drop, but this…

Exports to Mexico hit fresh highs Hike because of lower production, strong power burns and industrial demand LNG exports also near record levels Natural gas futures resumed their climb on Monday, buoyed by near-record export demand and the arrival of chilly weather. With the latest forecast extending and intensifying the cooler temperatures, the May Nymex…

Natural gas futures pared their recent gains in early trading Tuesday as the latest forecasts continued to show a mild seasonal pattern arriving later this month. After climbing 6.9 cents in the previous session, the May Nymex contract was down 2.0 cents to $2.729/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Overnight changes to the forecast data…

Natural gas futures resumed their climb on Monday, buoyed by near-record export demand and the arrival of chilly weather. With the latest forecast extending and intensifying the cooler temperatures, the May Nymex contract settled 6.9 cents higher at $2.749. June climbed 6.4 cents to $2.818. Spot gas prices also moved higher in most areas outside…

Click here to listen to a new episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Christopher Lenton, senior editor for Mexico and Latin America, spoke to Mercuria Energy Co.’s Charles Blanchard in the latest episode. Blanchard, head of North American natural gas research, recently published an exhaustive study on the history of natural gas in…

LNG feed gas volumes hovered close to 2021 highs Pipeline exports to Mexico also held strong Forecasters are calling for below-average temperatures Natural gas futures forged higher on Friday, marking the fourth time during the week the prompt month finished in the green. Robust liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes, coupled with seasonally strong weather-driven demand,…