Natural Gas Prices

Natural gas futures floundered for a second consecutive session on Monday, as speculative buyers moved to the sidelines following a colossal bull run to start May. A catalyst for that rally – weak production – showed signs of recovery, easing concerns about inadequate supplies to meet extreme heat-driven demand in the South. The June Nymex…

After plunging more than $1.00 on Monday, natural gas futures were down sharply again early Tuesday despite a large day/day production decline. The June Nymex futures contract was trading 35.6 cents lower at $6.670/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Traders appeared to be brushing off the precipitous drop in output, perhaps because most of the…

Natural gas futures floundered for a second consecutive session on Monday, as speculative buyers moved to the sidelines following a colossal bull run to start May. A catalyst for that rally – weak production – showed signs of recovery, easing concerns about inadequate supplies to meet extreme heat-driven demand in the South. The June Nymex…

Natural gas futures retreated Friday, ending five days of frenzied rallying, as markets assessed an increase in production and traders took profits. The June Nymex gas futures contract fell 74.0 cents day/day and settled at $8.043/MMBtu. July dropped 71.3 cents to $8.128. At A Glance: Traders take profits Output inches ahead Demand drivers loom large…

Belying volatile after-hours price action, natural gas futures were trading a few cents lower early Monday as analysts observed bearish short-term trends in weather-driven demand and production. The June Nymex contract was down 7.2 cents to $7.971/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Recent price action has been marked by “unsettling volatility,” according to EBW Analytics…

ConocoPhillips joined other exploration and production (E&P) companies in reporting rising earnings, thanks to geopolitical impacts to oil and gas prices, but management said it should move on “full value chain” opportunities in liquefied natural gas (LNG) to further enhance its gas business. The Houston-based independent, the world’s largest, has substantial global holdings in gas.…

Weekly natural gas cash prices soared as production struggled and expectations for robust summer demand mounted. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the May 2-6 period jumped $1.075 cents to $7.800. Fueled by forecasts for strong natural gas demand in the summer ahead and elevated calls for American exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Natural gas futures retreated Friday, ending five days of frenzied rallying, as markets assessed an increase in production and traders took profits. The June Nymex gas futures contract fell 74.0 cents day/day and settled at $8.043/MMBtu. July dropped 71.3 cents to $8.128. At A Glance: Traders take profits Production inches ahead Demand drivers loom large…

Natural gas forward prices made huge leaps during the period ending May 4 as production struggled to grow beyond recent levels and heat began to intensify in parts of the country. With hefty storage deficits poised to hold steady for a while longer, June fixed prices rallied by an average $1.57/MMBtu, according to NGI’s Forward…