November natural gas is set to open 4 cents higher Tuesday morning at $2.48 in spite of only minor adjustments to near-term weather outlooks and a looming record storage inventory. Overnight oil markets gained.
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East, West Coasts Take Biggest Physical NatGas Price Hits; November Adds 3 Cents
Mild temperature regimes on each coast were enough to keep buyers on the bench Tuesday, and next-day physical gas prices fell the most on the East and West coasts.
Major Cool Shift Lifts Futures; November Called 4 Cents Higher
November natural gas is expected to open 4 cents higher Monday morning at $2.47 as near-term model runs predict a stout increase in GWHDDS. Overnight oil markets slumped.
Cash, Futures Inch Higher; November Adds a Penny
Next-day gas was mostly higher in Monday’s trading, with producing regions adding a few pennies and market zones such as the Northeast tacking on double-digit advances. Stout gains in next-day power in the Northeast gave gas buyers an incentive to make incremental purchases although weather forecasts called for a return to milder temperatures.
Plump Storage Pounding Futures; November Called Down 2 Cents
November natural gas is expected to open 2 cents lower Friday morning at $2.43 as traders continue to digest a storage dynamic that features ongoing burdensome inventories. Overnight oil markets rose.
Northeast Natural Gas Forwards Markets Rise on Cold Snap
With less than two weeks before Halloween and only a blip of cold weather on the radar, natural gas forwards markets were nothing to write home about as most points shed about 5 cents while Northeast points gained about that much amid a fast-moving cold front in the region over the weekend.
East, West Cash NatGas Diverge; Futures Trek Lower
Physical natural gas for weekend and Monday delivery was a tale of two markets in Friday’s trading as quotes in the Northeast rocketed higher on much cooler than normal temperature forecasts and the West suffered double-digit losses amid a weak power environment and a seasonal temperature regime.
Record Storage In Sight, Yet November Called 3 Cents Higher
November natural gas is expected to open 3 cents higher Thursday morning at $2.55 as traders assess what they see as an oversold market that is ready to advance once cooler weather emerges. Overnight oil markets were mixed.
Triple-Digit NatGas Storage Injection Sparks Bears; Record Storage Level in Sight
The 2015 natural gas storage refill season continued at a blinding clip Thursday morning as the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that 100 Bcf was injected into underground stores for the week ending Oct. 9.
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El Nino Effect to Smooth NatGas Ride This Winter, FERC Says
Most forecasters are expecting a strong El Nino event to help make the upcoming winter relatively mild, and that, in turn, will help to limit energy shortages and price volatility, according to a Winter Energy Market Assessment issued by FERC’s Office of Enforcement (OE) Thursday.