MidDay Alert

Natural gas futures were essentially flat through midday trading Friday, with prices seemingly lacking direction amid the competing fundamental trends of sagging export demand and fading production. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures off fractionally at $1.756/MMBtu at around 2:30 p.m. ET U.S. drops three natural gas rigs in latest Baker Hughes Co. count The…

Natural gas futures were slightly higher through midday trading Thursday, supported in part by an on-target government inventory report that showed a modestly shrinking surplus. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures were up 3.9 cents to $1.751/MMBtu as of 2:23 p.m. ET The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a 50 Bcf injection into natural gas…

Natural gas futures remained lower through midday trading Wednesday as LNG export demand weakness continued to weigh on prices. Physical markets were strengthening somewhat amid modestly cooler weather expected later this week. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures were off 3.1 cents to $1.701/MMBtu as of 2:01 p.m. ET Pipeline flows to U.S. liquefied natural…

Natural gas futures were headed for another daily decline through midday trading Tuesday before a sudden burst higher around 2 p.m. ET threatened to give market onlookers whiplash. Cash prices for the most part were advancing modestly off recent lows. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures at $1.722/MMBtu as of 2:14 p.m. ET, up 3.1…

Natural gas markets felt the pressure of soft shoulder season fundamentals through midday trading Monday. Pleasant April weather, sagging export volumes and the continued inversion of the West Texas spot market contributed to a bearish outlook. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures down 9.0 cents to $1.680/MMBtu as of 2:17 p.m. ET Flows to U.S.…

Natural gas futures were on track to finish near even at the front of the curve through midday Friday as a steep sell-off in the previous session had bulls licking their wounds. Spot prices, meanwhile, were plummeting on pleasant April weather and light weekend demand. Here’s the latest: May Nymex contract at $1.773/MMBtu at around…

Natural gas futures continued to plunge lower through midday trading Thursday as a larger-than-expected storage injection refocused the market’s attention on the post-winter supply glut.  Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures down 13.0 cents to $1.755/MMBtu as of 2:21 p.m. ET A high-side injection miss from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) storage report Thursday…

Natural gas futures, which had initially shown promising gains because of favorable production and export trends, remained only marginally positive at midday. Market focus shifted towards the upcoming storage report and the implications of mild weather forecasts.   Here is the latest: May Nymex futures at $1.881/MMBtu as of 2:36 p.m. ET, up nine-tenths of a…

After rallying early amid supportive fundamental trends, natural gas futures lost steam through midday trading. Market speculation around potential disruptions to LNG export traffic out of Corpus Christi, TX, may have played a role in tempering early gains. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures trading at $1.873/MMBtu as of 2:30 p.m. ET, up 2.9 cents…