January natural gas futures were trading 5.9 cents higher at $4.386/MMBtu shortly before 9 a.m. ET Friday, with overnight forecasts mixed as the market awaits the upcoming release of government storage data.
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January Natural Gas Shrugs Off 63 Bcf Storage Withdrawal
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a 63 Bcf withdrawal from Lower 48 natural gas inventories for the week ending Nov. 30, on the higher end of market expectations but within the range.
OPEC, in Rebuke to Trump, Agrees to Cut More Oil Output to Prop Up Prices
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, aka OPEC, and its Russian-led allies on Friday agreed to further reduce global oil output in an attempt to balance an overflowing market and stem falling prices.
Mid-December Pattern Seen Bearish as January Natural Gas Called Lower
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Tempted by Cheap Natural Gas, U.S. Burning Least Coal Since 1979, Says EIA
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Natural Gas Forward Prices Plunge as Outlooks Indicate Warmer Temps for Weeks Ahead
A jittery natural gas market plagued by a historic storage deficit that has only worsened before the peak of the winter season got some good news on the weather front as outlooks showed warmer temperatures beginning next week, a trend that could last for the next several weeks. January forward prices plunged an average 41 cents from Nov. 29-Dec. 5, while the balance of winter (February-March) dropped an average 31 cents, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
No Clear End to Warming Trend Sends January NatGas Tumbling; Spot Gas Mostly Lower
After some flipping back and forth Wednesday, natural gas market bears regained full control on Thursday as weather outlooks showed truly cold air locked well north of the United States/Canada border after this week’s cold front passes through. The Nymex January gas futures contract fell 14.2 cents to settle at $4.327, while February lost 11.3 cents to hit $4.217 and March slid 8.2 cents to $3.924.
January Natural Gas Slides as Forecasts for Rising Temps Could Break Support
After some flipping back and forth Wednesday, natural gas market bears regained full control on Thursday as weather outlooks showed truly cold air locked well north of the United States/Canada border after this week’s cold front passes through. The Nymex January gas futures contract fell 14.2 cents to settle at $4.327, while February lost 11.3 cents to hit $4.217 and March slid 8.2 cents to $3.924.
Near-Term Cold Boosting Demand as Natural Gas Futures Called Higher
January natural gas futures were trading 9.3 cents higher at $4.550/MMBtu shortly before 9 a.m. ET, with short-term cold offering support for the bulls as forecasters pointed to mixed trends in the weather data overnight.
North America Onshore Fracture Pricing, Activity Worse Than Forecast, Schlumberger Executive Says
Schlumberger Ltd. is signaling a sharper-than-expected sequential decline in profits for the fourth quarter because of a “significantly larger drop in activity” than expected, a top executive said Tuesday.