Natural Gas Prices

With summer futures prices below $3.00/MMBtu in most regions, natural gas is expected to be competitive with coal when prices are adjusted…

Physical natural gas and futures continued on their different ways in Thursday's trading, with losses at eastern points failing to offset broader gains in the Gulf, Midcontinent, Midwest, Rockies and California.

June natural gas is set to open 2 cents lower Wednesday morning at $2.88 as traders eye hefty triple-digit increases in natural gas storage but at the same time recognize a deeply oversold market. Overnight oil markets rose.

Even if the summer turns much hotter than normal, drought-plagued California will have plenty of electricity, according to a recent assessment by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO).

Natural gas prices are likely to stay low until there is some significant U.S. demand side growth, and that is not likely to happen until after 2017…

Next-day physical natural gas prices eased in Wednesday's trading as weather forecasts proved uninspiring to either bulls or bears and power prices held steady.

Henry Hub natural gas spot prices are likely to average $2.93/MMBtu this year and $3.32/MMBtu next year, according to EIA…

Physical natural gas for Wednesday delivery and the front-month futures contract once again moved in opposite directions as weather-driven weakness in the East was able to dominate a market where most points moved from a few pennies to a nickel higher.

The natural gas physical and futures markets moved in divergent directions Monday as the physical market responded to some unseasonable eastern weather patterns.