Natural Gas Prices

U.S. natural gas producers hedged most of their 2022 output before prices began to soar, setting the sector up for a slew of one-time losses on the wrong-way bets, according to Rystad Energy. When exploration and production (E&P) companies hedge their gas production, they typically take an opposite position in the forecast price. However, increasing…

Milder weather trends and the diminishing threat of extreme winter price spikes had natural gas futures in freefall early Tuesday. After plummeting 62.3 cents to open the week, the January Nymex contract was off an additional 28.8 cents to trade at $4.566/MMBtu as of around 8:50 a.m. ET. The continued selling for the January contract…

Natural gas futures nosedived on Monday on forecasts for benign weather into December and worries about the possible effects of a new coronavirus variant on energy demand. The January Nymex contract, on its opening day as the prompt month, dropped 62.3 cents day/day and settled at $4.854/MMBtu. February fell 59.6 cents to $4.768. NGI’s Spot…

Natural gas prices in Asia and Europe moved higher Monday despite growing concerns over a new variant of Covid-19 that weighed on commodities late last week. A colder shift in the forecast and a reduction in pipeline imports in Europe were supporting prices as traders continue to monitor the potential impacts of the Omicron variant…

Natural gas futures were off sharply in early trading Monday, erasing gains recorded alongside front-month expiration late last week as analysts pointed to warming forecasts and weaker fundamentals. The January Nymex contract was down 51.5 cents to $4.962/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. The December contract rolled off the board on Friday with a 37.9-cent…

Natural gas futures were off sharply in early trading Monday, erasing gains recorded alongside front-month expiration late last week as analysts pointed to warming forecasts and weaker fundamentals. The January Nymex contract was down 51.5 cents to $4.962/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. The December contract rolled off the board on Friday with a 37.9-cent…

Volatility in the Northeast sent natural gas spot prices on a rollercoaster ride during an abbreviated holiday week, with prices spiking in the region Monday, plunging the next day and then soaring anew to close the trading period. When the dust settled, weekly cash prices advanced along with Northeast gains. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National…

Natural gas futures rallied on Wednesday for a second consecutive session ahead of December options expiration. Robust demand for U.S. exports and a government inventory report that pointed to tightening balances helped propel prices higher. At A Glance: LNG feed gas volumes hold above 11 Bcf EIA prints a 21 Bcf withdrawal from storage Spot…

Pockets of cold weather combined with rising production and near-record liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand to create a mixed bag of gains and losses for natural gas forward prices for the trading period from Nov. 18-23, according to NGI’s Forward Look. The most significant losses were seen in the Pacific Northwest, where forward prices plunged…