Natural Gas Prices

Natural gas futures forged higher on Friday, bolstered by elevated LNG exports and momentum from this week’s cold shot that may have been enough to trigger the season’s first withdrawal. The December Nymex gas futures contract rose 4.3 cents day/day to settle at $3.515/MMBtu. January rose 4.5 cents to $3.795. At A Glance: December contract…

Mixed trends in regional natural gas forwards trading for the Oct. 26-Nov. 1 period saw prices climb modestly for much of the Lower 48, though mild early winter forecasts put pressure on coastal demand hubs, particularly at the front of the curve. According to NGI’s Forward Look data, fixed prices for December delivery at benchmark…

Natural gas futures slid for a second session Thursday after the latest government inventory data gave bulls little ammunition to counter against light demand weather forecasts and hefty production levels. Midday weather models didn’t help either, shaving off more demand, yet bulls fought on to narrow the session’s declines. Coming off an 8-cent decline the…

As traders and analysts continued to mull a somewhat leaner-than-expected storage print, and as mixed forecast trends continued to point to wide coverage of mild weather into mid-November, natural gas futures probed modestly higher early Friday. The December Nymex contract was up 4.0 cents to $3.512/MMBtu at around 8:43 a.m. ET. The updated 11- to…

Natural gas futures slid for a second session Thursday after the latest government inventory data gave bulls little ammunition to counter against light demand weather forecasts and hefty production levels. Midday weather models didn’t help either, shaving off more demand, yet bulls fought on to narrow the session’s declines. Coming off an 8-cent decline the…

Mixed trends in regional natural gas forwards trading for the Oct. 26-Nov. 1 period saw prices climb modestly for much of the Lower 48, though mild early winter forecasts put pressure on coastal demand hubs, particularly at the front of the curve. According to NGI’s Forward Look data, fixed prices for December delivery at benchmark…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported an injection of 79 Bcf of natural gas into storage for the week ended Oct. 27. The result landed near expectations and sent Nymex natural gas futures higher to narrow earlier declines. At A Glance: BREAKING: U.S. EIA reports 79 Bcf injection Weather to warm up…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported an injection of 79 Bcf of natural gas into storage for the week ended Oct. 27. The result landed near expectations and sent Nymex natural gas futures higher to narrow earlier declines. Ahead of the 10:30 a.m. ET report, December Nymex futures were trading lower by…

A less-than-impressive early season heating demand outlook pressured natural gas futures lower ahead of the latest government inventory report early Thursday.  Extending an 8.1-cent slide from the previous session, the December Nymex contract was off 7.8 cents to $3.416/MMBtu at around 8:37 a.m. ET. Pre-report surveys show market expectations centered around a larger-than-average injection in…